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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OE COUNCIL, held July G, 1864, ; 
Present : — The President, Professor Simonds, and Messrs, 
Braby, Brown, Dickens, Ellis, Greaves, Harpley, Harri¬ 
son, Helmore, Lawson, Moon, Wilkinson, Withers, and 
the Secretary. 
The President in the chair. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and con¬ 
firmed. 
Communications were read from the several gentlemen who 
had accepted the office of Vice-Presidents, to which they had 
been elected at a former meeting of the Council. 
The Secretary reported that at the meeting of the Court of 
Examiners, held on April 21st, a discussion took place relative 
to the time of holding the Meetings of the Court in London. 
It was suggested by the Chairman —Professor Brande —that 
in future the examinations should take place after the annual 
meetings of the profession in May, as the present arrange¬ 
ment had proved extremely inconvenient to some of the 
Members of the Court. 
The Secretary also reported that at the several Meetings 
of the Court of Examiners, held in London, April 21st, 22nd, 
and 25th, thirty-seven pupils were admitted Members of the 
Body Corporate, and two were rejected. Fie further reported 
that at the meetings in Scotland, held April 27th, 28th, and 
29th, thirty-four pupils were admitted members, and three 
were rejected. Likewise that three pupils were re-examined 
before the whole Board, and that Mr. Robert Burnett, who 
had paid his fees, did not appear before the Examiners. He 
also reported that, on referring to the certificates it was found 
that Mr. James Taylor’s examination was irregular, his cer¬ 
tificate, bearing date April 25th, and his examination taking 
place on the 29th. FYmr days’ notice having only been given 
instead of seven, which was an infringement of the Bye¬ 
laws” of the College. 
It was moved by Mr. Wilkinson , and seconded by Mr. 
Lawson: 
“ That the Report be entered on the Minutes, and that the 
Secretary of the Scotch Board be requested to give such ex¬ 
planation as is within his power in reference to the irregularity, 
