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OBITUARY. 
were fully carried out it would be so effectual that there would be no 
necessity for the introduction of the Bill. 
Viscoiint Cardwell , having been chairman of the Commission, should 
give his unhesitating support to the amendment of the noble lord oppo¬ 
site. He quite admitted that the Commission were not scientific men 
or connected with the medical profession, but at the same time they 
certainly approached the subject wholly unprejudiced in favour of vivi¬ 
section, and if they had not paid a proper regard to the medical evidence 
they never would have come to the unanimous report which they had, and 
the existing Act would not have been passed. With regard to the 
operation of the Act, he thought it had been satisfactory, and said that 
the report of the inspectors under the Act had proved conclusively that 
many of the experiments had been absolutely painless. 
Lord Aberdare, although at one time President of the Society for the 
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, must oppose the Bill, which he 
regarded as so ill-considered and so hastily drawn that it would actually 
put a stop to vaccination. 
After a few words from Lord Waveney , who thought that the Bill 
contained some elements of good, 
Their Lordships divided, when the numbers were— 
For the second reading of the Bill . . .16 
Against ........ 97—81 
The amendment was accordingly agreed to, and the Bill rejected. 
ARMY APPOINTMENTS. 
War Office, July 1^. 
Veterinary Department.— The undermentioned veterinary sur¬ 
geons on probation to be veterinary surgeons :—Robert Moore and 
Francis Raymond. 
OBITUARY. 
On July 10th, at Southend, Essex, John, son of Mr. Wm. Field, of 
Kingsbury, late of Oxford Street, aged forty-four. « 
After obtaining his diploma in April, 1856, Mr. John Field entered 
the army as veterinary surgeon. He was attached to the Royal Artillery 
but soon left the service, and shortly afterwards retired into private life. 
E RRATA. 
Our attention has been directed by Mr. Hopkin to some errors which 
occurred in transcribing his paper on “ Antisepticity,” published in our 
last number. 
Page 519, 24th line from the top, and also on page 520, 3rd line from 
the top, for “ wine,” read urine. 
Page 520, 34th line, for “injection,” read infection; and in 35th line, 
for “ Professor Colin,” read Professor Cohn. 
Page 524, 12th line, for “ iron,” read potash; and page 529, 13th line 
from top, for “ better,” read either. 
