The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

power to appease its Federal allies, but Bavaria,
Saxony, Wurtemburg, Baden, and Dirinstadt
are so much irritated at the policy of the Berlin
Cabinet, that they are lik,•ly to take resolutions
which may load to important changes in the con-
stitution of the present Paw!, or to the forma-
tion of a new confederation without either
atutria or Pruuia. Well may Bishop Monrad,
the Danish Premier say, that though Denmark
has no ally, she has a friend in the German
Diet, whose measures will not fail greatly to
increase the political imbroglio.

DORCHESTEIL—IIig MALT TAL —The following
petition to Parliament, which we believe will be pre-
sented by the newly-eleeted county member, John
Player, Esq., was placed in the Coln Exchange on
Sleturday, and received a large number of signatures :
"To the Honourable the Commons of the Uniteil
Kingdom of Great Britain and DeLind in Parliament
mumbled.
The petition of the undersigned owners. occupiers
04 land, and others in the town and neighbourhood of
Dorchester,

Humbly sheweth,
"That your petitioners are deeply impressed with the
conviction that all taxes levied on the staple produc-
tions of the country operate alike injuriously to pro-
ducers and consumers.
" Thnt the great tax levied on malt hu had the
effect of limiting it. nae to such an extent that the con-
sumption bus remained near;y stationary, whilst the
population has nearly doubled in the last half century,
during which time the consumption of ell other news-
series has more than kept pace with the increase of
Population.
"That the growth of barley is particularly adapted to
the soil and climate of England, and the restriction of
its growth by the Malt Tea press heavily on producers
by discouraging its cultivation.
"That while your petitioner, cannot fail tolappreciate
the intentions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer In
allowing melt to be made free of duty for feeding por-
poise. yet they entertain • strong conviction that, by
nothing less than the total repeal of the Malt Tax, will
justice be done to all claws.
"Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your
bonoursble House to repeal the tax.
" And your petitioners will over pray, ko."
Tat CORN KICTITINS.—The memorial to the Haul of
Trade from the Dorehester Farmers' Club, praying
that a more perfect system than that adopted at present
for the collection of own returns, also received a great
number of signatures.
Procur.o Coat Mmarre, February 27.—Large
',Tolle* of wheat, which were affected by the
damp weather—beet dry parcels fetched nearly tote
rates, but damp qualities were unsaleable. Second-rate
barley in large quantities, which waa agnin offered
cheaper, without finding buyers. Good oats sold at
fonner pric s.
MILITANT PROWYTIMI.—We are pleased to announce
that Captain Paget, of the B battery of Hovel Horse
Artillery, ban been promoted to the rank of Major.
Tin MILITIA.—The Dorset Regiment of Militia are
appointed to assemble for their annual period of train-
ing in this town in the month of April ; tho recruits on
the 7th, and the " old soldiera" on the 21.1.
TUT WNATMCIL —The reading of the thermometer at
Dorchester for the put week is as follows
Dates. Noon

Direction
of Wind.

State of
Weather.

X 28
X 26
35 31
35 34
36 34
37 31
42 33

NE k ESE
13
NE
NE
NE
E & SE
W, E k SE
DING REM I

Cloudy
Fine
Fine. gloomy, snow
Snow, rain and bail
Gloomy
Rain and snow
Very foggy
LIT TILLS.

N k NW
NW
NE
8
SW
SW
855

Foggy, cloudy
Gloomy, (oar
Foggy, cloudy
Gloomy
Cloudy, fine
Foggy, lino