PETERSFIELD.]—CATTLE PLAGUE.—A meeting was held on Monday last, at the Town Hall, to take into consideration the best means of securing farmers and others against losses from the prevalent disease. E. Shenton, Esq.., presided, and it was unanimously resolved to form a Mutual Assurance Association for the petty sessions division, comprising the parishes of Petersfield, Buriton, Blendworth, Clanfield, Catherington, Liss, Empshot, Colemore, Privett, Froxfield, Eastmeon, Priorsdean, Hawkley, Greatham, Idsworth, Bramsworth, Steep, Sheet, and Chalton. A committee of seven was appointed (with power to add to their number). viz., Messrs. Coryton, W. Nicholson (Basing Park), J. F. Hunnard, E. Shenton, A. Boys, C. Case, A. Grain. Mr. Soames consented to act as honorary secretary. It was also resolved to open subscription lists at the banks in Petersfield, in aid of the general fund. A digest of the rules adopted by several associations recently in the surrounding districts, had been prepared by Mr. Hunnard, manager of the London and County Bank, and was submitted by him to the meeting, and proved very useful as a guide in drawing up the rules of the Petersfield association. A vote of thanks to the chairman having been proposed and duly acknowledged, the newly-appointed committee at once proceeded to draw up the requisite rules and regulations. Though Petersfield may have appeared somewhat tardy in taking the above important step, no time has really been lost, as we are glad to hear there has not been a single case of disease within several miles.