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would end in disappointment. He believed, however, as a rule the 
crossbred young animals would most resemble the purest parent. 
Have, therefore, one parent pure, and avoid going beyond the first 
cross; mate two mongrels and no one could venture to predict the 
result. Very much more might be said upon that interesting sub¬ 
ject, and he (the president) thought it would be highly advantageous 
to the members of the profession (as well as to agriculturists), 
especially those residing in breeding districts, were more attention 
paid by them to the principles of breeding. 
The next meeting is fixed for Exeter during the visit there of the 
British Association in July ; due notice of the time and place of 
meeting will be given. 
J. A. CoLLiNGS, Hon. Sec. 
NORTH OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The twenty-second quarterly meeting of the above Society was 
held at Mr. Gray’s, “ Adelphi Hotel,” Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Friday, 
the 16th of April, 1849, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. 
The members present were—Messrs. M. Hedley, President; C. 
Hunting, H. E. Wilkinson, D. Dudgeon, H. Hunter, R. Bryden, 
D. Maegregor, T. Thompson, S. Scott, A. Mann, T. Foreman, and 
Wm. Temple. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 
Letters from Mr. Peele, West Hartlepool, and Mr. Marshall, 
Glanton, were read, regretting their inability to attend the meeting. 
Mr. Hunting, London, and Mr. Armitage, Leighton Buzzard, 
sent a paper each, to be read and discussed at the meeting. The 
former “On Veterinary Education,” the latter “On the Thermo¬ 
meter as an Aid to Diagnosis in Veterinary Medicine.” Both 
papers were warmly received, and elicited a very spirited discussion, 
in which most of the members took part. 
A cordial vote of thanks was awarded to both the essavists for 
their able papers. 
It was proposed by M?'. Wilkinson, and seconded by Mr. 
Bryden, that both the papers be sent for insertion in the Veteri¬ 
narian. 
Mr. Hunting, of South Helton, said that, owing to Mr. Armi- 
tage’s paper coming out for sale in the form of pamphlet, in the 
course of a few days, he (Mr. Armitage) had desired that his essay 
should not be reported. 
It was then moved, that Mr. W. Hunting’s paper should be sent 
—Carried unanimously. 
JSIr. Dudgeon proposed that the following resolutions be for¬ 
warded to the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons ; 
seconded by Mr. Maegregor, and carried unanimously. 
