140 LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Annual Dinner. 
Professors Williams, McCall, and Walley, and Mr. Robertson, of Kelso, 
were appoiiited as a committee to make arrangements for the annual 
dinner at Edinburgh. 
This concluded the business of the quarterly meeting. 
A SPECIAL MEETING 
was then held. The amended Bye-law No. 7 having been read, 
On the motion of Mr. Dray, seconded by Mr. Taylor, the amended 
Bye-law No. 7 was adopted, to be confirmed within fourteen days, in 
accordance with the Charter. 
The question of the alteration of Bye-law No. 4, previously moved by 
Mr. Collins, who had left the room, was postponed until the next quar¬ 
terly meeting, as was also the consideration of the following notice of 
motion by Mr. Fleming :—“ That no student receive the diploma of the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons until he shall have attained the 
age of twenty-one years, and that previous to going up for his final ex¬ 
amination he shall furnish the Secretary of the Royal College with the 
baptismal register of his birth, or a certified copy thereof.” 
The consideration of the alteration of Bye-laws Nos. 32, 33, and 47, 
by Professor Walley, was also postponed to next meeting. 
Mr. Fleming gave notice that at the next quarterly meeting he should 
direct the attention of the Council to the importance of taking steps 
to “ obtain an Act of Parliament for the protection of the title of vete¬ 
rinary surgeon, or other titles conferred by Royal Charter.” 
On the motion of Mr. Dray, seconded by Mr. Taylor , a vote of thanks 
was accorded to the President, and the proceedings terminated. 
LANCASHIRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The usual quarterly meeting of the above Association was held at 
the Blackfriars Hotel, Manchester, on Wednesday, the 17th December, 
1879. W. Dacre, Esq., President, in the chair. 
The following members and friends were present:—Messrs. P. Taylor, 
T. Greaves, T. Taylor, John Lawson, T. Hopkin, Alex. Lawson, E. 
Faulkner, A. Prescot, J. B. Wolstenholme, and H. T. Hodgkinson, of 
Manchester; T. A. Dollar, London ; Mr. Lambert, 17th Lancers; S. 
M. Wilson, 12th Lancers; J. B. Taylor, Ashton; W. Woods, Wigan; 
C. W. Elam, Liverpool; II. Fergusson, Warrington ; W. Dacre, Al¬ 
trincham, and the Secretary. 
Letters of apology were received from Prof. Williams, Messrs. J. W. 
Moore, J. Marshall, R. Reynolds, J. Welsby, W. A. Taylor, W. 
Whittle, D. Hutcheon, and C. E. Challinor. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and duly confirmed, after 
which 
Mr. F. Faulkner proposed as a member of this Association Mr. Litt, 
of Bolton. Mr. Fergusson seconded the proposition, which was carried. 
Mr. Peter Taylor proposed Mr. R. Roberts, of Kendal, as a member 
seconded by Mr. Woods, and carried. 
