YORKSHIliE VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
The quarterly meeting of the Society was held in the Committee 
Room of the Mechanics’ Institute, Leeds, on Monday, the 2Gth ult., 
at 12 o’clock. The President, Mr. M. E. Naylor, in the chair. 
The following members were present:—Messrs. T. Greaves, E. 
C. Dray, T. Pratt, J. Cuthbert, Jas. Freeman, J. Bale, S. F. Fall- 
’ ding, P. Walker, W. Fearnley, G. Smith, C. Patterson, J. W. An- 
derton, J. Schofield, and the Secretary. Mr. P. Taylor, of Man¬ 
chester, was also present. 
Apologies for non-attendance were received from Messrs. Chas. 
Seeker, D. McTaggart, J. S. Carter, R. W. Murdoch, W. Taylor, 
Jno. and Jas. Freeman, and Jas. Howell. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. 
Pratt nominated Mr. Hain, of Thirsk, and Mr. Thornton, of 
Easingwold. Mr. Seeker nominated Mr. Schofield, junr., of 
Pontefract. 
Mr. Fearnley proposed, and Mr. Walker seconded, the motion— 
“ That a letter of condolence from the members of this Society be 
forwarded to Mrs. Strangeways, of Edinburgh.”—Carried unani¬ 
mously. 
Mr. Cuthbert proposed, and A/r. seconded, the motion— 
“That a grant of £50 from this Society’s funds be given to the 
funds of the National Veterinary Benevolent Society.” 
Mr. G. Smith proposed, and Mr. Fearnley seconded, the amend¬ 
ment—“ That no grant be given.” 
Mr. Patterson proposed, and Mr. Pratt seconded, the amend¬ 
ment—“ That the sum granted be 5030.” After some discussion, Mr. 
Patterson’s amendment was carried. 
Mr. P. Taylor, as the President, and Mr. Pray, as one of the 
Vice-Presidents, returned thanks on behalf of the National Veteri¬ 
nary Benevolent Society for the donation. 
Mr. Cuthbert then read a very excellent and practical essay “ On 
the Diseases of the Hock.” Mr. Cuthbert’s remarks were based 
entirely on his own large and varied experience ; he strongly recom¬ 
mended the operation of setoning as the proper treatment for bone- 
spayin, because for the last few years he had adopted this treatment 
and the beneficial results ensuing far outweighed those of the other 
modes of treatment for this affection. 
Mr. P. Taylor thought that four-year-old colts were often con¬ 
demned erroneously for having diseased hocks, this being the 
passing stage from the infantile to the adult period, but when 
arriving at six years old the hocks are found to be good. 
Mr. Bale had been successful with setons in spavin ; he operated 
with a needle having a rough side, so as to file down the periosteum. 
Mr. Greaves had little faith in either firing, setoning, &c., in 
spavin ; liad frequently seen large bog-spavins and thoroughpins 
disappear without treatment. 
