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there, would the Council feel justified in sending over the 
examiners to examine possibly only half a dozen students ? 
Professor Brown said the Scotch schools always had as 
much right as the English school to a second examination in 
the year if they required it. 
Mr. Greaves was exceedingly glad to hear of the changes in 
the London College, but he would certainly bind a rejected 
candidate to attend the summer session if he intended to offer 
himself for re-examination at Christmas. 
The resolution fell through, not having been seconded. 
The proposed alteration in By-law 27, raising the fee to ten 
guineas, after having been seconded by Mr. Harpley, was, on 
the motion of Professor Simonds, seconded by Mr. Gowing, 
postponed until the Scotch schools, which were deeply in¬ 
terested in the matter, had been communicated with. 
The proceedings then terminated. 
CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
The usual monthly meeting of the above Society was held at 
10, Red Lion Square, on Thursday, April 4th, 1872 ; the Pre¬ 
sident, George Pleming, Esq., B.R.G.S., in the chair. 
After the reading and confirmation of the minutes, a letter was 
read by the Secretary from George Armatage, Esq., acknow¬ 
ledging his election as Honorary Eellow (this is the first hono¬ 
rary fellowship which has been conferred), and thanking the 
Bellows for the honour. 
The President then submitted to the inspection of the Eellows 
a balling gun that had been forwarded by Messrs. Arnold, of 
Sinithfield, the improvement consisting in a gutta percha tube 
being added to the popgun form of gun. A vote of thanks was 
accorded Messrs. Arnold for the presentation. 
Mr. J. Woodger, senior, exhibited a specimen of anchylosed 
dorsal vertebrae. He had attended the horse, and kept it sus¬ 
pended by slings, the animal only lately showing symptoms of 
illness by falling when at work. The specimen represented seven 
posterior dorsal vertebrae, three joints of which were anchylosed. 
There was also considerable osseous deposits interiorly. The 
spinal canal had not been opened. 
Mr. F. J. Mavor referred to a case of anchylosis of spine com¬ 
plicated with absorption of the gluteal muscles and the pressure 
of spiculi of bone on the posterior aorta. Two instances of 
sagacity in the horses affected with this form of disease were 
