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Taylor, Mr. James Haslem, Mr. A. L. Gibson, Mr. George 
Sermon, Mr. Malcolm, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. William 
Challinor. 
The following gentlemen were elected, viz., Mr. Brown, 
of Oldham, Mr. Howell, of Rochdale, and Mr. Malcolm, of 
Altrincham. 
Thefollowing were also nominated for election :—Mr. Adam 
Hampson, Bolton; Mr. Roger Bridge, Bury; Mr. James 
Brookes, Pilkington; and Mr. Nicholas Carney, Man¬ 
chester. 
Mr. Peter Taylor read a very excellent paper, “ On the 
Physiology and Pathology of Inflammation,” which elicited 
a very interesting discussion. 
On the election of officers for the ensuing year, Mr. 
Thomas Greaves was elected President; Mr. Roger Hampson, 
Treasurer; Mr. Thomas Taylor, Secretary; and Messrs. 
William Haycock, A. L. Gibson, and William Challinor, 
were elected Vice-Presidents. 
The next meeting will be held on the evening of the first 
Wednesday in March, when the President will deliver an 
inaugural address, and Mr. William Haycock will kindly 
give a paper “ On Pleuro-pneumonia in Cattle.” 
Thomas Taylor, 
Honorary Secretary. 
Manchester, Dec. 14M, 1863. 
NORTH OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
An influential meeting of Veterinary Surgeons residing 
within the districts of Durham and Northumberland took 
place at the Crown and Thistle Hotel, Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne, on Friday the lltli of December, which resulted in 
the establishment of a Society under the above title, for the 
advancement of veterinary science, Mr. Hunting, V.S., 
South Hetton, in the chair. A council and officers of 
management were elected from their number, a code of 
rules adopted, and Friday the 15th of January, 1864, was 
fixed for the first meeting, when the President will deliver 
his inaugural address. 
