The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-12-27

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says:
are plays Z,
a2 Richard CoTrbct, who did 1856. IA
bishop tccessively or sl1x ford nild
wicli. He issaid TO have; possessed highly
social quality n man of read y,swiits and /
most conyiyial habits, as the fol loving ur,s Il
secdoie will illustrate. Il is felated, flI4t
thetswitty bishop, = md his d plain.
sLusi,ing ION, would sometimes repair 4 sio,
the wine. cellar together, no s unusual
Thing for The clergy in those days; i MD
Corbet used Ia; put off his episo6pal { shocsl.
saying, There lies ihe bishop; IIere'sj
TO thee, Lustling on. g Joyiniities Ike
these were, ceftaihIY, highly unbaconiiiigr
in 5ishep but Corbet had higher al ii.
lies; This toleration, solid sense, and lively
talents, procured him desc wed esteem and
3 he olIowing npccdotes sof Sir FI,i.s
lip Sidney ono Of ,he brighiest orna,nasifif,s
of tbs court of Islizab beth, strongly ililis.ti
5irates the generosi, u OF Ills IniuFa. Sid
ncys who nnntercd d detachment 81
the Spanish a, Fuiphen received Is wound, Z
which in q few weeks proved fntnl. 81 As
he was carried from, the field, being over
come with thirst from xcessive bleeding
lHnt fatigue, he called for 4 swasa /, which
was ccordingly brought 70 hin, Atthe.
moment he was lifting il To- Iifis mouth s5a
poor soldier was carried BIZ, desperately
wounded. who fixed his eyes getiJ, on on
The cup. Sidney, observing Ills. inst an.
tly delivered the, ,beye erage Io him saving,
Thy necessity is yet gfeaicf than mine.
He died at#iI,e early age $ofs Sttiriy.tw twa5;
deeply and extensively 81 }iamente botiI az 1
home and hbroad.
Sir Walter aleigh was IL sdIiistifiiIi-
sguished Sf,Sorite Of the i,apghiy EIizaljsjh
queen Of England. u wei snosyn ane q.
dole illustrates the gnllaniry and taci l,yss
which ho was characte erised. One day,
when he was attending ,be lnetn onEas
walk she ca.tlc 70 q iniry pnrt the road,
and for moment hesitnted 70 pioceati.
Raleigh, !, erceivins this, iinstan,ly pulled
of his sricif plush cloak md dthg
III before her sct s,s so On
fu1soiied. His ma 81 sattentjo
led The queen, from opi IN liaa bsset,
/ tfacetiolsly remarked, his cloak :was stl,e
means siof procuring for. him d good si,ii
Pine Level, s.. G; g.
GEsERAL TAyLon.- he Gincihnat Altar,
of last Saturday says: s
!" We learn from good authority, Tint Gem
eral Taylor does not expect to leave home In
Washington, till the lates thour possible. He
must be in Washington "a short time previous
to the ;4t, of March, It is presumed he will
leave Baton Rouge about three weeks presi-
Gus 10 the time; and that he will he in Gin
cinnati one night. He desires 10 avoid display
and will give no opportunity. Il it can be avoi-
ded, fnr sIseech-meeting His ndyice iftnny
taken) in relation to Cabinet makings will be
received by letter. Such persons as he may
desire to have around him, he will donbtlesa
inform by mail" s ss Is:E
AIarriel--The Point Coupea fLa. echo,
ofthe 2j,h ult:, contains The following; ~
Connnbinl u Biissl-C Col. Bliss was united IN
the bonds Of matrimony 10 Miss BETTY Taylory
daughter of the President elect. on shursday
last, at Baton Rouge.
Them. u. Sun sa The California
fever has perfectly obscured tho Cholcrs
md every other terrestrial consideration.
From, iniica,ions, not less than I'VE nsy
thousand persons in this city are prsf M.
ing for tie gold region, Ere: Ne'rs.
RArLRoAD ACROSS THE IsTHMus or Pan
AHA memorial on this npor,ant sub.
iect. from Wm. n. Aspinwnil, Jetn :,
Stephens and Henry Chancev, Was pre-
sented TO the lower House of Congress on
MondaY last These genile PROPOSE
toestablish railroutl aurose the lstimHs
OF, Panama, anil ask ihat may be IiintE Eusteti
with Tho transportation Of. The 3nlai s, ail!
tho conyeyance of. ltoops mlnitions of
war, &c. AZ
M The memorialists atnsc thattihey lnyo'
have obtained a chnrtcrs for ninetysfiine
.yenrs from tho COVE efsinlcnt OF vsws stfsresfs
ida. They vii make the road from their
own resources, and only ask s ,ttIat, /, hen
zmade, they tshall he aliietil t|ia it.,,,s-
porta,ion. and freightage Of the United
States government, 81
The mamoriai was ordered To bc prin.
ted. .i:sjs.t ilf5s5E
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