The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-27 00:00:00

MEETING AT MYDDLETON HALL.

Last night a meeting of the North Eastern of London
Cowkeepers and Dairymens' Association was held at 31yd-
dltonall, Upper-street, Islington, for the purpose of tak-
ing steps in aid of those of their number who had so
severely suffered from the 'lave now so prevalent among
cattle. Mr. Koppel was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in introducing the business of the meet-
ing, explained the circumstances under which the society
had been formed. It had, he said, been called into existence
forthe purpose of raising a find for the the relief of the suf-
ferers by the cattle plague, the ravages of which in that
particular district had been very great. Within a very
short time stock valuel at over £30,000 had been
sacrificed, and many ha:11 working persons reduced
to the very verge of beggary. Those now re-
quired immediate
becamel.elief and failing to obtain it from
othernecessary for them to take
some initiatory steps themselves to obtain it. Under these
so
circumstances several meetings of cowksepers and dairy-
uroos i t
dairy-
men were held, and the result was the formation of the
association. A working committee of influential gentle-
men had been appointed, ill of whom were deeply inter-
ested, either as dairymen cc cowkeepers, many of whom
had been sufferers, though perhaps not to the same extent
as many of those on whew behalf the appeal was made.
To create a fund it becalm necessary to take active and
energetic steps to relieve those who suffered. An appeal
had been accordingly drawn up in their behalf, and within
the next few clays a copy of it would be scut to every cler-
gyman and minister of every denomination in the locality
inviting their co-operation and assistance in making ,a col-
lection in their church or chapel, or preaching a sermon
in behalf of the fund. me. London find Colgity:Bank,
Islington Branch, had undertaken to receive subscriptions
and donations, and to apex a list at their office. He then
read the circular, which detailed the circumstances under

which the appeal was made, and concluded by moving its
adoption.
Mr. JORDAN having seconded the m9tion, it was unani-
mously adopted.
The other business transacted was chiefly of a detail
character, and related to the mode in which the fund should
be raised, the chairman stating that the subscription lists
had been printed, some of which had been sent out, and
others could be distributed through the medium of those
who attended the present meeting. Several of the lists
which had been sent out had been placed in publichouses,
and he had himself that morning seen the landlord of one
of the houses in which a list was placed, subscribe a gui-
nea to it, and a gentleman who happened to be in the house
at the time did the same. He had no doubt that if
proper exertions were used to obtain subscriptions, that
they would be forthcoming.
Subscription lists wore accordingly distributed among
those present, to be distributed by them and placed in pub-
lic-houses and other places where subscriptions could be
obtained.

The following districts were represented at the meet-
ing:—Hackney, South Hackney, West Hackney, South
Hornsey, Daleton, Highbury, Islington, Hoxton, Balls
Pond, Stoke Newington, and Icingsland.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the pro-
ceedings.