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ARMY APPOINTMENTS. 
War Office, May 1 §th. 
Veterinary Department. —The undermentioned gentlemen to b6 
Veterinary Surgeons on probation:—Arthur Wilberforce Mason, in 
succession to Veterinary Surgeon S. T. Goddard, Royal Artillery, 
placed on retired pay; Edmund Day, in succession to Veterinary Sur¬ 
geon (First Class) J. Ferris, Royal Artillery, placed on temporary half¬ 
pay; Charles Rutherford, in succession to Veterinary Surgeon (First 
Class), T. J. Lang, Royal Artillery, deceased; Edmund Woods Gold¬ 
smith, in succession to Veterinary Surgeon W. Oliver, Royal Artillery, 
retired upon half-pay; Kay Lees, on augmentation. 
OBITUARY. 
THE LATE PROFESSOR VARNELL. 
The subjoined letter of condolence from the Members of the Eastern 
Counties Veterinary Association to the family of the late Professor 
Varnell has, with the reply thereto, been forwarded to us for publication. 
We readily give insertion to them, and at the same time desire to express 
our individual sympathy for the loss his relatives have sustained. 
“ On behalf of the Eastern Counties Veterinary Medical Asso¬ 
ciation, and the Veterinary Profession generally, We, the undersigned 
veterinary surgeons and former pupils of the late Professor Varnell, beg 
to tender our condolence and respectful sympathy with his relatives in 
their present great affliction through the irreparable loss they have 
sustained by his lamented death, by which also the veterinary profession 
has been deprived of one of its brightest ornaments, and those who had 
enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance, of a sincere friend. 
“ He whose loss we now mourn has gone the way of all flesh, and we 
shall see him no more on earth ; but the remembrance of his public 
services, no less than his private virtues, will be gratefully cherished by 
us till we too shall receive the final summons, when, by God’s mercy, 
we hope for a blessed reunion in those realms of eternal light and glory 
where pain and sorrow are unknown. 
“ We beg to subscribe ourselves yours very faithfully, 
“ A. H. Santy and Others.” 
Beach House, Belton, 
A. H. Santy. Esq., M.R.C.V.S. . May 12th, 1879. 
Dear Sir,—On behalf of the family of the late Professor Varnell I 
beg to. offer to you, and through you to the Members of the Eastern 
Counties Veterinary Medical Association, and the Veterinary Profession 
generally, their best thanks for your kindness in offering your condolence 
to them on the sad loss they have sustained, and to assure you that they 
will ever esteem and value your sympathy on this melancholy occasion, 
and sincerely reciprocate the kind wishes expressed in your memorial.— 
I have the honour to be, dear sir, yours truly, 
R. Waldegrave Packer. 
ERRATUM. 
At p. 397 for Mr. Joseph Semple read Mr. Joseph Temple. 
