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THE LIVERPOOL VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The quarterly meeting of the association was held in the Medical 
Institution, on the evening of Friday, February the 12th, Mr. 
Greaves, of Manchester, President, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were present:—Messrs. G. Heyes, 
Proctor, Harwood, Morgan, Wilson, Dutf, Ackroyd, Liverpool; P. 
Taylor, Gibson, Nottage, Manchester; Storrar, Chester ; Whittle, 
Worsley ; Cartwright, Whitchurch ; Walley, West Derby ; Dobie, 
Birkenhead ; Roberts, Oswestry ; W. C. Lawson, Woolton; Halsall, 
Southport; and the Secretary. 
After tea (which was provided by the President) the minutes of 
the previous meeting were read. 
Mr. Cartwright took objection to the statement contained therein, 
relative to some cases communicated to the association by him at 
their former meeting, it being stated that they were cases of “ poi¬ 
soning of young stock by acorns,” such not being his expressed 
opinion. After an alteration of the minutes, agreeable to Mr. 
Cartwright’s wish, they were confirmed. 
Mr. Morgan., in proposing a donation of 5025 from the associa¬ 
tion to the Benevolent Fund of the Defence Society, said it could 
not but be gratifying to the members to find that, although the 
annual subscription to the association had been reduced one half, 
they were able to spare a tolerable good sum to assist in endowing 
a society the benevolent object of which commended itself to every 
one without any remark from him. He adverted to the necessity 
of this branch of the society possessing an adequate fund before it 
could become practically efficient. He compared its small begin¬ 
ning with that of some other institutions of similar character, and 
felt confident in anticipating for it a like success in its truly philan¬ 
thropic purpose. 
Mr. Gilbert Heyes seconded the proposition, which was carried 
unanimously. 
Mr. Greaves, Treasurer to the fund, suitably acknowledged the 
donation, and explained to the meeting that the challenge recently 
issued by the President of the society (Mr. P. Taylor), to give £10 
if nine other members of the profession would also subscribe a like 
sum, had been accepted by five veterinary surgeons, so that there 
remained but four others to secure a very handsome sum to the 
fund. 
Mr. G. Heyes said he had great pleasure in accepting Mr. P. 
Taylor’s challenge for so excellent a purpose, and hoped the com¬ 
plement of donors would soon be made up. 
