The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

DR. KANE AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

The following correspondence has been made public at
Washington :

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1855.
Sir,—ller Majesty's Government have lately been ap-
prised of the safe return of the expedition under your
command to the Arctic regions in search of Sir John
Franklin. They have also been informed of the safe
return of the searching squadron under Capt. Hartstein.
This intelligence has afforded sincere pleasure to her
Majesty's Government, and I have now the honour, in
their name, to offer their cordial congratulations to you,
Sir, and to convey to you, and to request you to communi-
cate to the officers and crew, who, under your command,
so nobly attempted to afford to Sir John Franklin and
the officers and crews of her Majesty's ships employed on
the Arctic Expedition, the assurance of the sincere regard
of the British Government and people for their generous
exertions.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient and
humble servant, JOHN F. CRAMPTON.
To Dr. Kane, 11. S. Navy.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1855.
Sir,—l am highly honoured by the letter you have
addressed to me expressing the generous feeling with which
her Britannic Majesty's government have been pleased to
regard the efforts of the expedition lately under my com-
mand to afford assistance to Sir John Franklin and his
associates. I shall not fail to communicate it to the sur-
viving officers and men of the party; and I pray you, in
their behalf as well as my own, to convey to her Britannic
Majesty's government our very grateful acknowledgments
for this mark of their favouring regard.
I am, sir, with great respect, your very obedient, faithful
E. K. KINE.
Excellency John F. Crampton, Minister Pien'po•

tentary.

THE EDUCATION OF THE ROYAL CHILDREN being a mat-
ter in which all must feel interested, a few details of the
manner in which the day
.of the royal scholars is divided
may perhaps be entertaining to our readers. A primary
regard is paid to moral and religious duties. They rise
early, breakfast at eight, and dine at one. Their various
occupations are allotted out with almost military exact-
ness. One hour finds them engaged in the study of the
ancient, another of the modern, authors ; their acquaint-
anceship with languages first founded on a thorough
knowledge of their grammatical construction, and after-
wards familiarised and -perfected by conversation. Next
they are trained in those military exerczke which give
dignity and bearing. Another hour is ag h
ly filled up
with the lighter accomplishments of music and dancing.
Again the happy little party assemble in the riding school,
where they may be seen deeply interested in the various
evolutions of the lizenage. Thence—whilst drawing and
the further exercise of music, and the lighter accomplish-
ments call off the attention of their- sisters the
younger
princes proceed to busily engage themselvts in a'carpen-
ter's shop, fitted up expressly for them, at the wish of the
Royal Consort, with a turning lathe and tools essential to
a:perfect knoWledge of the craft. Thus they early become,
not only theoretically, but practically acquainted with the
useful arts of life. A" small laboratory is occasionally
brought into requisition, at the _instance also of their
royal father, and the minds of the children are thus led
up from a contemplation of the curiosities of chemical
science and the wonders of nature to an inquiry
causes. This done, the young into their
carpenters and' students
throw down their saws and axes, unbuckle their philo-
sophy, and shoulder their minature percussion guns—
which they handle with the dexterity of practised sports-
men—for a shooting stroll through the royal gardens. The
evening meal, the preparation for the morning's lesSons,
and brief religious,:instruction closes theXday.—Court
Journal.