220 LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
muscles of the forearm and shoulder at the same time becoming 
as hard and tense as a piece of board. 
It was thought by some of the members to be a case of disease 
of the spinal cord, whilst others thought there must be a diseased 
state of the motor nerves supplying the affected muscles. 
Mr. Bostoclc next described a case of lameness in the region 
of the shoulder. In this case there was a soft circumscribed 
swelling which gradually changed its position. 
It was thought by the members present to be a collection of 
serous liquid that followed the course of the muscles. 
After the discussion, the election of officers for the current year 
took place, when the following gentlemen were elected:— 
President, W. A. Taylor; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. A. Lawson 
(Bolton), W. Whittle and Jas. Taylor ; Treasurer, E. Woolner; 
Hon. Secretary, T. Hopkin. 
The annual meeting of the association was held at the 
Blackfriars Hotel, Pebruary 12th, 1873. W. Augustus Taylor, 
Esq., in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were also present:—Messrs. Blake¬ 
way (President of the Midland Counties Association) ; R. Rey¬ 
nolds (President of the Liverpool Association); S. P. Constant 
(5tli Royal Dragoon Guards) ; Heselden (Royal Artillery) ; T. 
Greaves, P. Taylor, A. L. Gibson, J. Lawson, A. Lawson, W. 
Dacre, S. Locke, J. A. Taylor, M. J. Roberts (Manchester); G. 
Iieyes, Kenny, Elam, Leather junior (Liverpool); A. Lawson 
(Bolton), ex-President; Eearnley (Leeds); Whittle (Worsley) 
Woods (Wigan); Woolner (Heywood) ; Bromley (Lancaster) ; 
Buckley (Blackburn) ; Bostock (Altrincham) ; Eerguson (War¬ 
rington) ; Mather (Hapenhey) ; Lowe (Bolton) ; Taylor (Old¬ 
ham) ; Brooks, Whitefield, J. Taylor Hughes and the Secretary. 
The President delivered the following address : 
Gentlemen, —This is the eleventh anniversary of the Lanca¬ 
shire Veterinary Medical Association. Since the formation of 
the society in December, 1862, many changes have taken place, 
not only affecting the interests and welfare of members of this 
society, both individually and collectively, but the profession in 
general. 
Much has been written and said respecting the social posi¬ 
tion of the veterinary surgeon. His position in society has been 
the cause of discussions and arguments, the results of which 
have shown that he has little to be proud of and much to be 
ashamed of. This admission will by some be considered an unjust 
degradation on my part. It may be, but until the opposite is 
proved beyond doubt I shall remain inconvincible. That a 
reformation of the social standing of the veterinary profession is 
