The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Tilt 62nd rept now stationed on the Verne are
supremos ordersto leave for Ireland. It is anticipated
that Portland will be tbe heed quarters of the next
regt. stationed at Weymouth and Portland.

THI ST. GIOUGIC rard ship is expected to lISTO
on the second July, or smooth's cruise, for training
the coast guard volunteen in gunnery and other
naval exorcism. Capt. Rios, of the St George, and
family. returned to his ship, on Sunday morning
in IL hf. gunboat Hind.

W AGEIL —A " Portlander" makes the following
practical remarks, which are well worthy of atten-
tion :—" It is very singular that whereas the MM.
»goof manual !Aver *breathers are generally peid
weekly, and at longestt monthly, the Portland quarry
men reoeive theirs quarterly, and in a few 0n..,
half-yearly ! lam persuaded that the wealthy
6run have only to be informed that this system ie
very unpopular with, end works injuriously to, the
families of their men, for them to alter the mare,
and make their private convenience moondary to
that of their workmen.

A CCISMINTS. —Boyers' incidents bars occurred in
the Island during the past week. Mr. Carpenter,
by trade a carpenter. whilst engaged at the works
sow in °nurse of progress at the lighthouses, met
with rather a severs injury. A crane fell upon him,
and the result warns fracture of the small bone of the
leg—John Attwool, employed at the Stone Saw
Mills, on the Hill. suffered a rivers fracture of the
hand. A stone fell npoo it and severely crumbed
the b 00..; but with careful medical treatment, it is
hoped the nee of the band may in time be regained.
—Mrs. William Cox, of Spring Gardens, haa met
with a broken leg. Unfortunately, a mat wee on
the landing, over which the unlucky lady stumbled,
and fell down the stairs, minsiag the injury men-
tioned. Dr. Carruthers attended the several Mei,
and we are sanguine that each !incident will not
result in any very serious consequences.

Wasi.wrau Home Mimosa —On Tuesday even.
lag tbs. annual meeting in support of the &ode of
the Wesleyan Home Mission, was held in the
Wesley= Chapel, Fortans's Well. The chair was
taken by Mr. names Combat, and the Rev. Jabs.
Bought, moperintendent of the circuit, read the
report. From this, it appeared that at the pressed
time, 83 home missiocary ministers among the
Weeleyans are employed, at • oast of £7,600,
towards which £3,400 is raised in the localities in
which these missionaries are employed. In addition,
seven home missionaries were seired to labour
amongst Methodist soldiers in land, one in
Dublin, and on* amongst Methodist sailors in
LiverpooL Last year there were esrnest applications
for i4lll additional misriooaries, but the
Confirms were obliged to refuse them for
want of funds. Daring the WO eight yam,
25 boas missioneriee' houses had been provided,
41 chapels built, and 111114 year 18 more were erected,
or in progress of erection, at • oast of £106,103.
Iset year the missionaries made 63,402 domiciliary
visiS, they had formed :100 society olassee, and
daring the last five years bad been the mass of
adding to the Methodist Society 7,853 members
To show the great Deed of home manieleary labour it
might be remarked that in Loudon sot snore than
one workingmen in 50 attended • place of divine
worship; art one mute of the working and lower
order of society dies either in • workhouse, am
asylum, or a prison, and that half • malice, er as
many as the entire population at Glommeterebire, or
of Berkshire, Bookingbamehire sad Ogibrdshire
unitedly, ere as thoroughly heaths. as the ematml
tribes of Africa. It would thee be seen that home
innsioairr work was a thing that deserved the serious
oonaidaratioa of an alums of the Clutelba cow

inanity. Towards this object there wee °enacted
in the Portland circuit last year, a total of
£2l Ha 6d. Tbe meeting wee subsequently ad-
dressed by the Rev. J. Hind., Mr. John Turner,
Mr. Charles Bymes, the Rev. R. Wrench, and others.
A collection will mado towards promoting the objects
of the society.