The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-23 00:00:00

• „. mid, resolved upon a gradual sytematic
„ ,ti..n of every part of the Exhibition. The
..a any rate, have no cause to complain ;
,•,.Ic:ni has given a large share of the time
• . passed in the building to them, noticing
1..41 floVeltieS in this section, as the beau-
,' on iron exhibited by Mr. Crichley,
••••Ji.iiii: the English glass, especially that
NI. Doh:um and Messrs. Green and Co. ; and
„Ilrt•s jewellery.

I' (Saturday) the Duke of Marlborough,
1.,, silent of the Council, who is ex officio the
the royal lesion, held a reception of
I. .:11-11 jurors, whose class labours are now
rilittiatol. Thu group juries have begun
• of inspection ; a group jury, it should
mind, consists of the president of the
.up.tml the juror or juntas entrusted with the
;-rot of the several classes of the group.

PRAY FRS FOR SERVANT MAIDS.

(From the floe.)

E,. relic knows how difficult it now in to find
.1 s. i ant maids. It is generally acknowledged that
„....tic..ue nu longer the faithful and obedient vassals by
I.e. jot, ions generations of employers were served. The
.1 is patent, but the remedy has not yet
,eale.l itself. Various palliatives, however, have
tiggested, and several experiments have been
.ele with a view to discovering the proper means
ameliorating the present uncomfortable position of
t. and mistresses. Among other attempts, an appeal
Is en addressed to the religious feelings of the inferior
„ %Well is now giving so much trouble, and a little
Manua of Prryer for Servants" has been lately published
v inch cannot fail to recommend itself to the sympathies of
least, by whom servants are employed. The duties
implicit obedience, of respectful attention, of cheer-
, ! content, are dwelt upon so frequently by the coin-
; • of the Manual, and the possibility of the
ployer doing anything wrong us no carefully
i.t out of sight, that the book cannot fail to produce
the servants' hall such an effect as is likely to
with the drawing-roosn's approbation. " May I
willingly and with good temper the wishes of my
..ithly master anal mistress "is the burden of each prayer.
eery night and morning a blessing is to be invoked upon
the fluidly which is good enough to employ the supplicant.
Having performed this duty, she is then, but not till then,
sllosed to think of her own domestic circle. " Bless all
who live in this house. May great grace rest upon
the heads of the family," is the regular opening en-
treaty. " Bless and convert all my relations" is the after-
:bought, referring to the comparatively unimportant
heathens at home. No request that roasters may be liberal,
migresses indulgent, ever finds a place in these pages.
No servant is supposed ever to wish for material benefits, or
to he liable to be discontented. Her desires are bounded by
suchaspirations as: "May I be careful to keep myself
dean and neat ; but guard me against vanity and the love
of finery." If ever she feels inclined to fret, she is urged
to exclaim : " I bless thee that I was not born in •
heathen country, where Thy Name and Thy Sabbaths
are unknown ; nor in Popish lands, where Thy holy
day is constantly profaned, and saints and images
usurp the place of the one and only Mediator,"
; Ac. If she is suffering "under wrongful rebuke," she
'is merely to cry in secret, " enable me to show, all my
future conduct that this reproof is undeserved;'anal
when she is out of place, she is to seek, above all
things, a home where she may have the privilege "of
kneeling with the family." l'erhaps the finest stroke
of policy to be found in the volume is the prayer
which she is to use under such circumstances—" And in
my search for another home may my chief desire be for
Christian privileges, rather than for large wages." Surely
all employers ought to feel deeply indebted to M. C. C.,
the shrewd compiler of this subtle little publication. We
should not be surprised, however, if servants were to think
it worth their whale to draw up a " Manual of Prayers for
the use of Masters and Mistresses." It might form a very
suggestive volume.

WEATHER REPORT.

Tt EsDAT, APRIL 23, 8 A.Z.