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Mr. Meikle, their Secretary, the opinion of the meeting on the 
questions therein contained. Some interesting specimens of 
navicular disease were laid upon the table by the President, and 
elicited an animated discussion. 
The annual meeting and dinner were arranged to take place a 
the “ Midland” Hotel, Derby, on the 23rd day of July, at 
2.30 p.m., when the President will deliver the Inaugural Address. 
All members of the profession are invited to attend. 
A vote of thanks to the Chairman brought the proceedings to 
a close. 
M. Palfrey, Secretary. 
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House of Commons ; April Uli . 
SHEPHERDS’ DOGS. 
Mr. F. Vowell gave notice that in Committee on the Customs 
and Inland Revenue Bill lie should move to exempt from taxation 
dogs which were bond fide used in the care of sheep and cattle. 
April 9lh. 
THE PRICE OE MEAT. 
Mr. Muniz inquired whether it was the intention of the 
Government, taking into consideration the extraordinary price of 
meat, and the serious reduction in the stocks of sheep and cattle, 
to advise her Majesty to issue a Royal Proclamation (in accord¬ 
ance with former precedents) enjoining all loyal subjects to abstain 
from the use of veal and lamb until such time that the stocks of 
cattle and sheep should have regained their former numbers. 
Mr. Gladstone —I am obliged to give a decided answer to my 
hon. friend in the negative, at the same time admitting that I 
have very considerable sympathy with the spirit of his question. 
It is not possible, in my opinion, for her Majesty with any ad¬ 
vantage to attempt to issue a Royal Proclamation which would be 
in the nature of a sumptuary law. (Hear, hear.) It would not 
be obeyed, and it would tend to bring authority into discredit 
rather than serve the object in view. Considering the object to 
be the suppression of gross and needless waste, and the contri¬ 
bution, as far as lies in our power, to an abundance of animal 
food for the increasing wants of the country, I heartily wish 
