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not run away with the idea that no students passed with credit 
on this side of the border (applause). As to the Museum, they all knew 
that the building was not such as they required—that they needed a 
larger and better building, but they were not so fortunate as to find 
such a building in London last year. The matter was, however, receiv¬ 
ing due consideration, and a committee was appointed to consider the 
whole matter. There was a room on the second floor, at No. 10, Red 
Lion Square, that might be applied for the purpose, and he could say 
that the matter would receive due consideration at the hands of the 
committee that had been appointed. As to the alteration of the voting 
papers, he thought that the present voting paper was a very good one, 
that the directions were exceedingly plain, and that no man of ordinary 
intelligence should make a mistake in regard to it. But he should like 
to see the names of the candidates in much larger type, and much more 
space between the names. He could understand the difficulty of separa¬ 
ting the names where they were so close together, and he trusted that 
next year the names would be printed in larger type. For his own 
part, he detested secret voting, and if it came before the Council to 
discuss the matter, he should certainly go in for open voting. He did 
not think that any man should refuse to sign what he had voted. He 
had now to report the result of the election ; and he might state that, 
notwithstanding the complaints about the non-receipt of voting papers, 
about 900 had been received this year by the scrutineers—a larger 
number than ever was returned to the scrutineers before, causing much 
extra work on the part of the secretary (hear, hear). Mr. G. Fleming 
headed the list with 625 votes ; Professor Brown obtained 609 ; Professor 
Pritchard, 593; Principal Williams, 495; Mr. T. Greaves, 458; and 
Mr. H. T. Batt, 398. Principal Walley was elected by 355 votes in 
room of the late Mr. Cuthbert. The following were the votes given 
for the other candidates :—Mr. Talbot, 309; Mr. Flanagan, 299; Mr. 
Wragg, 297 ; Mr. Robinson, 282 ; Mr. Cartwright, 261 ; Mr. Dray, 
197; Mr. Owles, 142 ; Mr. Moon, 98. The President then intimated 
that the next Meeting of the Council would be held in London on the 
25th of May, 1880. 
On the motion of Mr. Robertson , Kelso, a cordial vote of thanks was 
given to the President, and the proceedings were then brought to a 
close. 
The Dinner 
Was held in the evening in the Waterloo Plotel, where seventy gentle¬ 
men sat down to a sumptuous and well-served repast. Principal Williams, 
of the New College, Edinburgh, occupied the chair, supported on the 
right by General Sir Frederick Fitzwygram, and on the left by Mr. J. 
Collins, Veterinary Surgeon-General for the Army. Among the others 
present were :—Mr. Imlach, President of the Royal College of Surgeons ; 
Mr. F. N. Menzies; Major Kaye, 21st Lancers; Major Boulton, Prof. 
Turner, Dr. Dunsmure, Dr. Dycer, Mr. T. Graves, Manchester ; Mr. 
Fleming, London ; Dr. Stevenson Macadam ; and Mr. Munn. 
On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were 
duly honored. Some amusement was occasioned by the circumstance 
that in the toast list the printer had appointed Major Kaye to reply 
on behalf of the Queen. Major-General Sir F. Fitzwygram and Major 
Boulton replied on behalf of the army. 
Professor Turner , of Edinburgh University, in giving “ The Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons,” said he had been attached to the 
