Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-23

w HAT 10 VI SfLEMAN!.-h AN uCtiOn
was tried u, the past Galway Assn s.
which ,urned upon this question, What is
gentleman Mr. Kelly, the plaintiff,
claimed raeing-cup and s'akes, which
Mr. Young. the u.f .nGant, ref Used to give
up, ON the ground that he tMr. Kellyl
was no gentleman; and ,hereupon issue
vas Joincd. IL WIS con- Iion Of the
race that the horses should be ridden BY
gentlemen; and the JUICE, "A Mr.. Angus
tus Moore, (nut Judge Moore, however,)
mad awarded the prize to Mr.. Young, n
subaltcrn in marching regiment quar-.
tered a, Athlone, in preference to MIR.
Kelly, the rider of the foremost horse.
TINS was pretty case Tor a Galway jury
TO try; for the whole clan Kelly were stan
ding by TO see fair play. The celebrated
Mr.. Fiz5ibbon was the advocate of the
exclusive party, and he labored hard to
break down MIR. Kclly's right to become
a competitor in such Il contest. For this
purpose witnesses were examined VIII
proved that L,dy Chnricade did not visit
Mrs. Kelly, though sometimes sojourning
within morn,ng's call; and consequent
y 1t was contended that Mr. Kelly, could
not with any proper degree of modesty,
presume To weigh himself in the same
scales with Lieutenan. OF his Majesly's
fity-fourth Regiment Of Foot. On tho
other hand, 1t was submitted, that, il none
were to be repu,ed in the rank Of gentle-
men whose wives had no, been visited by
Lady Cianricarde. the notion of a Corint .
IAN Race might as well be given up nj
once within twenty miles all round Por-
tumna Castle. IL would amount, i'm fact,
To disgentilizing Of two or three coun.
ties. "A good deal Of curious discussion
was entered upon Of the twelve tribes in
general. and aboui-the Kellys in piricu.
lar The latter occupy proud page in
Mr. Burke's standard work uprn the Ian,
ded Gen:ry,'a book of infallible author i,y,
'nasnuch as every gentleman whom il
celebrates sounds his own trumpet. having
as the one who has best right to know
supplied at the request Of the learned
compiler, the pedigree and list Of cousins
which
SHOW how he's greatly allied,
Now, as have said, Kelly's are there
but the Youngs are not. This, with sun
dry other good and sufficient causes being
shown why Mr.. Kelly might ride pa ri
passu with Lieutenant of Foot. a verdic,
was given IN his favor, and he left the
court IN great triumph with his cup, bul
as Tor he stakes, they were little enough
for the lawyers. OF the notions which
still prevail on the question of gentilty
a curious instance was elected upon the
trial. A witness for the lieuten act decIar,
ed, upon his solemn cath, that he did no,
consider the Lord Chancellor of Ireland
TO be gentleman: not that he could alleps
aught to the Encouragement Of that ennis
nent Personage's character and dsmeanor
On such Poias- everybody allows him to
DO beyond exception. Rut, because he
has raised himself from humble. though
an honest condition, 10 the head of his
noble profession, Sir Edward Sugden is no
gentleman. But, on The cut of an arisio-
Graf. who said-nay, swore- that, gentle
reader, you would scarcely pick him out
oil knot OF walking gentlemen at the
gate of The Geological gardens of Sun,
day to bold your horse. Such, however.
IS the wisdom of the west. A gentleman,
like poet. must be ready made. He
must have been born with silver fork in
his mouth; no matter whether he picks his
teeth with it afterwards when he grows
up or melts II down into a pewter spoon:
he IS still gentleman all the same. He
IS OF the 'ould stock inocculate as he will.
NO ovorgrow,h or m ISIS or rubbish can OBJ
li'ertte his innate quality. Thus, while
the seals and the ermine cannot communi.
cate this thorough bred nature, MANY an
old coat with Its becoming applrtenants
cover a'rale pn,leman.' Tails Magazine