Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-23

LIE LOGGING OF PRINcE.-The London
correspondence of a North German paper relate.
story with regard to the way in which pr;nce
Albert discipiines his children, which the N "
Tribune translates as follows:
"lhe young prince stood one day in his room,
in the royal palace at Windsor at the windoy
whose panes re ached to the floor. He had n
lesson to learn by heart. but instead, was AMUSING
himself by looking out into the garden and NAV
ing with his fingers on the window. His gov.
erness, Miss Hillyard, an earnest and Mons Nor
son, observed this, and kindly asked him to tb;nL
of getting his lesson. The young prince said.
i don't want to- Then said Miss Hillva,d.
Il must put you in the corner Il won't learn,
answered the little fellow resolutely and WOMB
stand in the corner, for lam the Prince of Wales,
And as he said this, he knocked out one of the
window panes with his foot. At this. Miss Hin.
yard rose from her seat and said: Sir, Won
must learn, or must put you in the corner.' Il
won't said he, knocking out second pape.-
The governess then rang, and told the servant
who entered to say to Prince Albert that she re-
quested the presence of his Royal Highness i'm
medlately on pressing matter connected with
his son. The devoted father came at once. and
heard the statement of the whole matter, after
which he turned to his little son and said. point
Ing to an ottoman, sit down there and wait till
return. Then Prince Albert went to his rom,
the Prince of Wales, ito what the holy Apostle
Paul says to you and other children ia your DO.
sltlon.' Hereupon he read Galat. w. / and 3:
Now say that the heir, SO long as he is child
dtereth nothing from servant, though he be-
beloved of all; but is under tutors and governors
until the time appointed of the father
Sit is true continued Prince Albert that Won
are the Prince of Wales, and If yon conduct pro-
perly you may become man of high station. and
even after the death of your mother, may become
King OF England. But now you are little bow.
who must obey his tutors and governors Be-
sides, must impress upon YOU another saying, of
the wise Solomon, in Proverbs xiii. "a: He
that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that
loveth him, chasteneth him betimes,' Hereup-
on the father took rod a.1 e,~ee
tho throne ofsho weightest empire of Christen-
dom very palpable switching, and then stood
him up in the corner, saying, You will stand
here and study your lesson till Miss Hilyard
gives you leave come out. And never forget that
you are now under tutors and governors and that
hereafter you will be undera law given by God.'
This, adds the correspondent, is an excellent
Christian mode of education, which every cti-
zen and peasant who hasa child may we'll take to
his heart model
1t may be proper to add that the youngster who
Is represented to have received his paternal ad-
monition, is but / years old.
positive declination of Joseph R. Giddings. as a
candidate for the office of United States Senator.
has been made by that gentleman, The author
ity-his own word-may be doubted by some,
but here is the first declination from that quarter
Of which the present generation has any knowl-
edge. He says: HE had heard it suggested
that in case his friends should hold the balance
of power they would endeavor to place him in
the Senate. He desired to be distinctly UNDER
stood on that point. He said he was not and
should not be candidate forthat station"
MIR. Giddings is smart he studies the doctrine
of chances, and knows lightning will not strike
twice in one place; and by declining an office he
has no hope of getting he increases his chan
ces of having little lease in his Congressional
district; moreover, Knowing his place, he is
aware that the House with its beargarded
manners is the most proper spot for him. Clepe-
land Herald.