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Mr. T. Greaves proposed Mr. F. Dun, of London, seconded by 
Mr. T. Hopkin —carried unanimously. 
Mr. S. Locke nominated for membership Mr. Henry Thompson, 
Y.S., Aspatria, Carlisle. 
Mr. JS. Faulkner nominated Mr. J. 0. Martin, Y.S., Man¬ 
chester. 
Mr. A. Lawson nominated Mr. J. B. Wolstenholme, Y.S., 
Manchester. 
Mr. T. Taylor proposed Mr. F. H. Ridler, The Mall, Hotting 
Hill, London. 
Mr. Peter Taylor proposed that W. Whittle, Esq., of Mosley, 
be nominated to represent this Association in the Council of the 
Royal College of Yeterinary Surgeons, seconded by Mr. T. 
Greaves , and carried unanimously, 
Messrs. W. A. Taylor, E. Faulkner, A. Lawson, and T. Hopkin 
were duly elected an Electioneering Committee to forward the 
return of the above candidate. 
The Chairman then remarked, before adjourning to dinner,— 
that he would, with Professor Williams’ permission, ask him 
to give them his opinion as to the disease that the American 
cattle were suffering from, said to be pleuro-pneumonia. He 
understood that Professor Williams had had the opportunity of 
examining and making post-mortem examinations of some of the 
diseased cattle which arrived in Liverpool from America, per the 
“ Ontario.” 
Professor Williams (who was received with applause) said he 
had seen over 100 of the cattle slaughtered, and examined nearly 
all the diseased ones. In a few there were lung consolidation 
and pleural exudations, and taking these lungs by themselves 
one would, he thought, be justified in concluding the disease 
to be pleuro-pneumonia. In three lungs, however, there 
were certain differences from what he was in the habit of seeing 
in the lungs of cattle killed for pleuro-pneumonia in this 
country. The signs of inflammation were too acute, and a very 
acute and red pleural inflammation extended far beyond the lung 
consolidation. 
In other cases it was found that there were abscesses in the 
lungs, and in some cavities containing the debris of broken-down 
lung tissue and blood clots ; appearances almost identical with 
what he had seen in the lungs of foreign horses after a rough 
passage even from Hamburgh to Leith. In others there was 
no lung consolidation, but pure and very acute pleurisy, and in 
some, in its first stage, more redness without exudation. 
Then the cough of the living animals differed from that of 
pleuro-pneumonia contagiosa, being much more painful and 
pleural. The cattle had undoubtedly been subjected to some 
severe cause or causes of chest disease, and taking the whole 
circumstances and post-mortem appearances into consideration, he 
would hesitate very much before giving an opinion that the 
disease was identical with contagious pleuro-pneumonia. At 
