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igh; Mr. Ilopldns, Manchester; Mr. Baird, Jr. ; Mr. Greaves, Manchester; 
fimpson, Maidenhead; and Mr. Briggs, Bur}q bore their testimony to the 
of anaesthetics; and the President and Principal Williams expressed the 
that they would follow the example of the medical profession, and adminis- 
laesthetics in all possible cases where pain would be caused by the operation, 
oberts having supplemented the statements in the paper by giving his personal 
j ience in the administration of anaesthetics, the essayists were, on the motion 
'. Simpson, Windsor, awarded a vote of thanks. 
MINOR SUBJECTS. 
he President asked if it was the pleasure of the Association that he should 
ed with the following motions, which, according to the rules, required to be 
) the meeting without discussion, viz.:— 
hat the practice of overstocking the udders of cows for sale and show pur- 
is an act of gross cruelty; that it is sufficient to prove cruelty when the ud- 
i! found to be distented to its utmost, to be hard, painful, and unyielding to 
'uch, and when the animal shows signs of pain by uneasy movements of the 
imbs and by straddling gait in progression ; that it is an act of cruelty to 
the udder of a newly-calved cow for a longer period than eight hours with- 
moving the milk, or the greater part of it, therefrom. 
'hat the practice of dishorning cattle by sawing or cutting off the horn 
1 gh its centre or its base is unnecessary and cruel; that for the purpose of 
ating cattle from injuring each other, it is sufficient to remove so much of 
, )rn as to expose the end of the core, or, in the case of young cattle up to 
J QOn ^ 18 °ld, to saw off the end of the horn obliquely from before backwards 
latter process, as the horn grows, causing it to turn in a backward direc¬ 
hat the time has now arrived when it is advisable that a higher degree--viz, 
| f Doctor of Veterinary Medicine—than that of Fellow should be substituted 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, this being necessary to place the 
sion on the same footing as that enjoyed by other professions and the 
; es. 
iveral members were of opinion that such important subjects could not be 
i vith without discussion ; and on the motion of Mr. Simpson, Maidenhead, 
j led by Mr. Briggs, Bury, it was agreed that the motions be postponed, so 
j i opportunity might be afforded of having them placed on the agenda and 
'ly discussed at next meeting. 
otes of thanks were then passed to the Highland and Agricultural Society 
i use of their rooms; to the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council, 
j ir reception; and to the firms who exhibited drugs and instruments. A 
‘ compliment having been paid to the President, the meeting terminated 
r after six o’clock. 
RECEPTION IN THE CITY CHAMBERS. 
one o’clock the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council gave a re- 
110 the members of the Association in the City Chambers, where cake and 
1 r ere served. Lord Provost Clark presided, and he was supported by Prin- 
^alley, Principal Williams, Professor Annandale, Professor Smith, Toron- 
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