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paper had hithertoo, always warmly espoused the Society and it's work.

Mr Royal Phelps strongly objected to any such course being adopted and expressed his opinion that the troubles had arisen by reason of the Society having gone to extremes, as he thought, in certain cases. He referred to the arrest of appleton's coachman, and to the prosecution of the Pigeon Shooters.

He thought that the worthy President of the Society had in his zeal in the good cause, gone a little to the extreme. He opposed the motion

The President, in replying to the remarks of Mr Phelps, stated that it had always been his earnest desire that the Executive Committee, at their monthly meetings, and for this reason they were expressly called, should instruct and advise him in such matters. In his judgment he considered that the laws for the prevention of cruelty to Animals had been violated by the pigeon shooters, and also by the coachman of Mr. Appleton in refusing to blanket a team of closely clipped horses, while standing still, with the temperature nearly down to zero.

After some further remarks by Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gerry, and the President,

Mr. Ely moved that the Resolution proposed by Mr Gerry be amended as follows

That the Members of the Executive Committee individually and officially, use their best [illegible], to disabuse the public press of the feelings of opposition which they at present appear to entertain