G82 IRISH CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
be landed for slaughter, viz.:—Chichester, Bristol, Cowes, 
Dover, Hartlepool, Harwich, Hull, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
Plymouth, North Shields, Shoreham, Southampton, Granton, 
Leith, Glasgow, Middlesborough, Portsmouth, Grimsby, 
Dartmouth, Littlehampton, Sunderland, Goole, and Liver¬ 
pool. 
IRISH CENTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The first meeting of this Assoeiation was held on the 9th inst., in 
the Royal Dublin Society’s Buildings, Kildare-street. The Honour¬ 
able Montague Mostyn, President, in the chair. The members present 
were—Mr. M. Murphy, senior, Mr. Paley, Mr. Farrall, and Mr. 
Lambert, Dublin ; Mr. Clancy, Curragh; Mr. Prentice, Longford ; 
Mr. Ashe, Cork; Mr. Preston, Mallow ; Mr. Reily, Navan ; Mr. 
Simeocks, Drogheda; Mr. Collins, Royal Dragoons ; and Mr. Pallin, 
Kilkenny. 
The preliminary business of the Association having been gone 
through, Mr. Pallin read a paper on “ Chronic Diseases of the 
Lungs in the Horse,” which elicited a good practical discussion. 
CHRONIC DISEASES OF THE LUNGS IN THE HORSE. 
{^An 'Essay read before the Irish Central Veterinary Medical Association, on 
the Qth of August, 1869, at the Royal Dublin Society, Kildare Street. 
By Wm. Pallin, M.R.C.V.S.L., V.C.E., &c., Kilkenny^ 
Mr. President AND Gentlemen, —There is, perhaps, no profes¬ 
sion which, within the past twenty years, has made such progress in 
Ireland as ours—advances, not alone in the profession itself, but 
advancement in the minds of the public and the country at large. 
Up to a few years ago the labours of our veterinary surgeons were 
confined to the leading towns and cities of this island, and even there 
men had difficulties to contend with, to put down enipiricism, and 
to gain the full confidence of their patrons. The profession is a new 
one, but not the less important to a country like Ireland, where its 
principal wealth consists in horses and cattle; every year has strength¬ 
ened our ranks, and we now have qualified men spread over the 
country, as well as in the more important metropolises. The supply, 
however, is far from sufficient, for let me assure you that there is 
room for much more energetic, respectable, qualified men than at 
present are in practice; true, you will ask, “ Why do not those 
already there make fortunes?” but the fact is, each district wants 
separate working up. In the first place, to convince the stock- 
owners that we are really some advantage to employ, and better 
than the ancient cow leech or village farrier. I will admit that all 
