The sun., 1895-03-31
Mr.. GULLY FOR SPEAKER.
1HEG GRANDsoNoFLP PRIZE FIS HTER
HIGHLY HONoRED IN ENGLAND.

ne IL Named by tho Mini.try na Cnnd'-
date for Speaker OF the Housc or
Commons HE Ancestor uonored In
America Because He IN pion ed Heennn
William Court Gully, q. c., who. as announced
In THE Suns special cable dispatches to-day,
was named yesterday as the Ministerial nomi-
nee for the Speakership OF the House OF Com
mons, Is q very worthy and dignifed gentleman.
and one who will doubtless make an excellent
figure in the Speakers chair. The Gully family.
however, was not always so prominent, and the
origin of the family fortunes is such as its
present respectable representative may not care
to remember.
The grandfather ot tho nominee started life
as butcher. and after a successful career rs n
pugillst and bookmaker. eliminated as the
member Of Parliament for Ponte.ract and died
at the age OF eighty in 1868 at Durham
The pusilist-legislator was John Gully of Brs-
tol. Up to the ago Of twenty -one he pursued his
trade in his native town with poor success. Ho
was fine. big. strong fellow. and took con-
siderably more interest in the prize ring
than in his butcher shop. At the age OF twenty
one he migrated to London and tried 10 bet
ter himself, while still clincing to his trade.
But the fates willcd otherwise. and the next
thing heard Of the unfortunate butcher was that
he was languishing in debtors prison. The
Incarceration proved blessing in disguise, for
Gully there learned the lessons which enabled
him to lay the foundation of the family fortunes.
While in prison Gully was visited b. a pugtltst
OF rcnown, Pearce. better known as the Chick
en-" Gully had done little boxing. and to
FOR an hour or so. Gully rapidly imnrovsd un.
der the tuition OF so ACCOMPLISHED master, and
decided f II that lis forte M lay no, in cutting ap dead
animals with knife. bu: in hghtiaE live men
Hi. first fight was with his teacher. Pearcc.
WHO put UP 900 ruiueas TO the others 400. The
battle was fought at Halslani. Sussex: in the
Of spirit, was forch,y dragged of tho field hy
his friends after | hour and 90 mtnntc., ,1i hard
rion OF, England was offered to Gully. but he
Ills next victory was over big Bob Greyson.
y man OF vast strength and stature. They
fought for thirty-six rounds at Newmarket for
a purse of 100 gutneas. anu Gully Moa doubt
full victory. Greyson not satisfied. ana in
grounds OF SIR John sibrtSht in herttord lire
said that the concour-e OF spectators and the
noise OF the tight was so great that the towns
people thousht the French had come at last
and called out the volunteers.
BY this time Gully lad amassed nice little
m 70 Of hf IN
street Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. He de-
termined to try his LUCK on the turf. For many
years he was one of the most successful book
fer honesty and sagacity: and was held 10 be the
best judge Of q horse in Engl and.
He was very fortunate in his choice OF year
lings, which lie used to pick out and race when
they came to tho proper age. Except one. he
was the only man whose horse ever carried OF
all the three great English events, the Derby.
the Oaks. and the St. Leger.
| In 1873" Mr. Gully. now prosperous country
gentleman. was returned for the borough Of
| Pontesract. From the fact that he was one OF
the few member Of the English sporting gentry
| " no stood up for Heenan and demanded that he
| should have rar play. Mr.. Gully's name was
| very popular in America.
| So much for the founder Of the famil The
| father of the present Mr.; Gully j; MANLY Gully,
| NJ. D.. was noted hydropathc ply scian,
| whose reputation. however was not enhanced
| by his c0nnectiun with the notorious Bravo
| poisoning case.
! Mr.. William Court Gully was born in London
| in 1888. In 1860 he wac called to the bar, and
! became Queens Counsel in 1877.
| In 1878 he became n bencher. and in 1856 was
! returned to Parliament by the electors of Car.
! isle In 1892 he was reflected and still repre-
sents the sane constituency. In politics he is a
| Liberal and strung supporter of Mr.. Glad
| stones Irish policy.