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present he was much rather inclined to think that the disease 
resembled what he had often witnessed, viz., sporadic pleuro¬ 
pneumonia arising from exposure, or even from traumatic causes, 
such as penetration of the lung by a foreign body. He had also 
frequently seen pleuro-pneumonia with well-marked pleural 
adhesions after an accidental introduction of food or medicine 
into the trachea. 
The members and guests afterwards sat down to an excellent 
dinner, at which all the patriotic and other usual toasts were 
ably proposed and responded to, and a very enjoyable evening 
was spent. Sam. Locke, 
Hon. Sec. 
NORTH OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
A meeting called by Mr. D. Dudgeon to consider the advisa¬ 
bility of re-establishing the North of England Veterinary Medical 
Association, was held at the Douglas Hotel Newcastle on Tyne 
on Friday March 14th. 
The following gentlemen were present:—Messrs. H. Hunter, A. 
Hunter, G. Elpstick, Newcastle on Tyne ; W. J. Mulvey, Bishop 
Auckland ; W. Anderson, Hexham; W. Wheatley, South Shields ; 
J. Malcolm, South Hetton; A. L. Butters, D. Dudgeon, and 
G. R. Dudgeon, Sunderland. 
A letter of excuse was read from Mr. D. Macgregor Bed- 
lington. 
Mr. H. Hunter was voted to the chair. After hearing the 
remarks of several gentlemen. It was resolved on the motion of 
Mr. D. Dudgeon, seconded by Mr. Elpstick. “ That the meetings 
of the North of England Veterinary Medical Association should 
be resumed on the basis of the old Society.” 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of office bearers 
for the ensuing year. Mr. D. Dudgeon was elected President; 
Mr. W. J. Mulvey and Mr. H. Hunter, Vice-Presidents, and 
Mr. G. R. Dudgeon Secretary and Treasurer. 
It was agreed that the meetings should be held quarterly, the 
first to be early in May. G. R. Dudgeon, 
Hon. Secretary. 
THE SCOTTISH METROPOLITAN VETERINARY 
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The annual general meeting of this Association was held in 
the London Hotel, Edinburgh, on the 12th February. The fol¬ 
lowing gentlemen were present:—Professors Walley and Baird ; 
