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Professor Simonds inquired where the terms of the original 
gift were to be found. 
The Secretary said, in the Annual Report for 1850 reference 
was made to it. 
Mr . JVilhinson moved as an amendment that the matter 
be referred to a Special Committee, consisting of Messrs. 
Ball, Cowie, Harpley, Withers, Broad, Mayer, Go wing and 
Field, with power to add to their number, to inquire into 
the terms on which the sum of £37 14s. 7d. was left in the 
hands of the College, by Mr. Mayer, and to report thereon. 
Mr. Fleming seconded the amendment, which was agreed to. 
The original motion was negatived. 
Letter read from Professor Ellis, resigning the post of 
examiner in the B.C.Y.S. 
The Secretary stated that, by desire of the President, he 
had written to Dr. Taylor, informing him that Professor 
Ellis had tendered his resignation, and requesting him to 
name some eminent medical man who would be likely to fill 
up the vacancy, in order that the subject might be discussed 
at the next Council Meeting. A similar letter was addressed 
to Dr. Sharpey. Dr. Taylor wrote recommending John 
Birkett, Esq., Senior Surgeon at Guy’s, and Dr. Sharpey 
recommended Professor Flower, Curator of the Hunterian 
Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, and also Mr. St. 
George Mivart, F.R.S. 
Mr. Greaves proposed, and Mr. Fleming seconded, that 
the resignation of Professor Ellis be accepted, though with 
regret. 
The resolution was agreed to. 
Mr. Cartledge said it was a subject of consideration some 
time ago whether any vacancies occurring in the Board of 
Examiners could not be more satisfactorily filled up by mem¬ 
bers of their own branch of the profession. This was a 
suitable time to consider how far it was necessary to appoint 
medical men, when these vacancies as they occurred could 
be readily filled up from their own ranks. 
Mr. Wilkinson said such a proceeding would be contrary 
to the bye-law which prescribed that the Examining. Board 
should be composed of a certain number of medical men and 
a certain number of veterinary surgeons. 
Mr. Withers suggested Mr. Callander, of St. Bartholo¬ 
mew’s, as a candidate for the vacant office. 
Mr. Fleming said that in their own profession they ought 
to stand upon the dignity of the profession as much as pos¬ 
sible. The days had gone by when the profession in this 
country should be indebted to the medical profession for 
