LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 801 
Mr. G. Smith gave notice, that at the next quarterly meeting, he 
should propose, ‘^That the sum of twenty-five pounds be given to 
the Leeds Infirmary by this Society.” 
Mr. James Freeman then read a short but practical essay upon 
“Parturition.” The various mal-presentations were exceedingly 
well shown by diagrams executed by the essayist, who also exhibited 
a good collection of instruments of practical utility in these cases. 
A considerable difference of opinion existed as to whether, in cases 
of inverted uterus, it is the best practice to commence returning the 
viscus at the neck or the fundus, both methods being advocated by 
an equal number of practical adherents. In the discussion which 
took place, Messrs. Anderton, Bale, Fearnley, Nicholson, Josh. 
Freeman, Edmiindson, Cuthbert, and the President, took part. 
Mr. Bray proposed, and Mr. Nicholson seconded, a vote of 
thanks to the essayist, which was carried with applause. 
William Broughton, 
Hon. Sec. 
THE LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The usual quarterly meeting of the above association was held at 
the Albion Hotel, Manchester, on Thursday evening, the 22nd July, 
1869. 
The President, A. L. Gibson, Esq., in the chair; there were also 
present the following gentlemen : 
Messrs. J. Greaves, W. Whittle, S. L. Buckley; — Hill, Wolver¬ 
hampton; J. W. Anderton, Skipton; J. Howell, Rochdale; J. 
Taylor, Manchester; J. Wilson, Isle of Man ; J. Halfrey Southport; 
M. A. Naylor, President of the Yorkshire Veterinary Medical 
Association ; — Elam, Liverpool; J. D. Barford, Southampton; 
J. Brooks, Pilkington; — Bromley, Altrincham ; —■ Crawford, 
Manchester ; J. Lawson, Manchester ; and G. Darnell, Knutsford. 
Letters of apology were read from the following; 
Professors Spooner and Tuson; Messrs. W. A. Cartwright, 
Whitchurch ; J. Carless, Stafford ; D. Dudgeon, Sunderland ; J. 
Cuthbert, Leeds; E. C. Dray, Leeds; and C. E. Bostock, Pen¬ 
dleton. 
Mr. Taylor read a very interesting paper on “ The Docking of 
Horses, and the Peculiar Formation of Abscesses after Docking.” 
The operation of docking is so often performed, and in the 
generality of cases with perfect success, that any ill effects arising 
after the operatioUj are at once attributable by the client to some 
