LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The usual quarterly meeting of the above Society was held at the 
Blackfriars Hotel, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, June 25, 1879, 
W. Dacre, Esq., president, in the chair. There were present:—Messrs. 
Peter Taylor, Tom Taylor, W. A. Taylor, T. Hopkin, E. Faulkner, 
J. B. Wolstenholme, J. O. Martin, John Lawson, Alex. Lawson, of 
Manchester; W. Pallin, Esq., 20th Hussars; Stewart Wilson, Esq., 
12th Lancers; Messrs. Huteheon and Leather, of Liverpool; A. Darwell, 
Knutsford; A. Robinson, of Greenock; J. Herst, Oldham; H. Bean, 
Macclesfield; H. Furgusson, Warrington; W. Woods, Wigan; W. 
Whittle, Mosley ; T. Briggs, Bury ; Dr. Renshaw, Altrincham ; and the 
Secretary. 
Letters were read from Prof. Pritchard, Prof. McCall, Prof. Williams, 
Messrs. T. S. Faulkner, C. Challinor, C. W. Elam, H. Thompson, M. 
E. Naylor, E. Sudren, T. A. Dollar, J. Welsby, and M. J. Roberts, who 
were unable to attend. 
The Secretary also read a letter from Mrs. Alfred Challinor, thanking the 
members for their kind address of condolence and sympathy on the death 
of her late lamented husband. 
Before commencing the business of the meeting the President referred 
to another loss the Society had sustained by the death of one of its 
earliest members, and he hoped before the close of the meeting some 
member would propose that a letter of condolence in the usual form 
offered by the Society in the shape of a memorial address be forwarded. 
The Secretary nominated for membership—Mr. G. Humphries, Man¬ 
chester; Mr. Walter Holland, Manchester ; Mr. Joseph Leather, senr., 
Liverpool, and Mr. H. T. Hodgkinson, Rochdale. 
Mr. W. A. Taylor then read the following report of the Electioneering 
Committee: 
The duty I have to perform is short, but in one respect, I am pleased 
to say is sweet. Your committee, which was appointed at the last meet¬ 
ing, met on one occasion only. At that meeting they decided on the 
course they should pursue with reference to bringing about the election 
of the gentleman, the nomination of this Society, as a Member of Council 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. That gentleman is 
Mr. Whittle, and I am pleased to say that the result is, that he has been 
elected a member of that board. 
Mr. W. Whittle , in response, said he thanked the members and those 
who had awarded him their vote kindly and sincerely for the honour 
they had conferred upon him. 
Mr. Pallin , 20th Hussars, then brought before the meeting several 
interesting cases, illustrated by specimens of same, including one of 
“ rheumatic arthritis in a horse, others of disease of the vertebra, disease 
of the spleen, lipoma, dislocation of the atlas and dentata in a horse,” 
all of which were carefully examined, and a long discussion ensued, in 
which nearly all members took part. At the close of the meeting a 
cordial vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Pallin for his kindness in 
bringing the above before the members. 
Mr. W. Dacre also placed upon the table a morbid specimen of 
“ diaphragmatic hernia ” of long standing; also “ rupture of the 
flexor tendon,” with the history of both cases; these were fully dis¬ 
cussed, and the thanks of the meeting were accorded to Mr. Dacre, 
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