YORKSHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 209 
F. J. Day, Ferguson, Fearnley, Fallding, Cuthbert, and the Secre¬ 
tary. Mr. Steel, 12th Lancers, was present as a visitor. Apologies 
for non-attendance were received from Messrs. Dray, McTaggart, 
Anderton, Walker, Faulkner, Nicholson, John Freeman, Bale, 
Patterson, and Prof. Williams. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Treasurer brought forward the financial statement, w r hich 
showed a balance in favour of the Society of £108 15<s. 1 Id. 
Mr. James Freeman gave notice that at the April meeting he 
should propose, “ That the summer meeting of this Society be 
held by adjournment from Leeds to Hull during the Eoyal 
Agricultural Society's Meeting." 
The President delivered the inaugural address, commenting 
principally upon the advantages and usefulness of veterinary 
medical societies. He also gave the history of two very 
interesting cases that had occurred in his practice recently, 
one of the cases being the presence of a fibrous tumour in con¬ 
nection with the ileum of a horse, giving rise to symptoms 
analogous to those of enteritis; the other case was one of a 
diseased brain in a horse. The pathology of these cases furnished 
ample food for discussion, in which most of the members joined. 
The ninth annual dinner then took place. After full justice 
had been done to an excellent repast, the usual loyal and patriotic 
toasts were duly honoured. A number of toasts appertaining to 
the profession were also fully commented upon. 
Mr. Greaves asked for the views of the members upon the three 
following subjects, viz.—1st, that it is necessary to place vete¬ 
rinary surgeons upon the examining board as occasion may require; 
2nd, that the examiners should be appointed for five years ; 3rd, 
that the preliminary examination should be carried out by the 
Eoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons. After discussion, the 
members present, with one dissentient, declared themselves in 
favour of these subjects being carried out. 
During the evening the President in a few suitable and com¬ 
plimentary sentences presented to the Hon. Sec. “ a black 
marble timepiece, surmounted with a bronze female figure," from 
the members of the Yorkshire Veterinary Medical Society, as a 
mark of esteem and appreciation of his long services as their Hon. 
Secretary. 
The Hon. Sec. returned his heartfelt thanks, and entirely 
reciprocated the kindly feelings of the members. He was sorry 
that his efforts to induce the 140 or 150 veterinary surgeons in 
Yorkshire to join the Society had not been more successful; but 
such w T as the apathy and indifference of the great bulk of the 
members of the profession that it was utterly impossible to get 
them to join in any movement having for its object the advance- 
