TURF PARASITES IN 1832. 71 



' It was said the old Duke of Cleveland partly 

 pulled the wires to this sweet tableau vivant. And 

 to see his white sardonic countenance, and Gully's 

 threatening, overcharged brow, with Crockey's satanic 

 smile and working jaw, surrounding the table, as the 

 party explained, was to view a picture worthy the 

 pencil of Eembrandt. Old Ord, of Beeswing notoriety, 

 also mounted the table, being howling drunk, as usual, 

 and unshaved for a fortnight, and denounced the 

 whole gang as a crew of robbers and miscreants, for 

 whom the gallows would be too good ; at which the 

 room only applauded ironically or groaned approval. 

 Then old Jemmv Bland, an atrocious "leg" of the ancient 

 top-booted, semi-highwayman school, and old Crockey 

 got set by the ears like two worn-out mastiffs, and 

 had a few words through their false teeth. The 

 quasi fishmonger, paddling his arms in his peculiar 

 way, brought some of his early Billingsgate to bear, 

 and floored old Jemmy, after a few rounds, with 

 some withering slang and not-to-be parried innuendo, 

 though the opponents made a fight of it to the last.' 



If we are to judge of a man from the company he 

 keeps, I don't think that Mr. Gully would stand very 

 high in the esteem of his countrymen in the present 

 day, if there be any truth in what I have transcribed. 

 Nor would his doubtful reputation be enhanced by 

 the fact of his close connection with the renowned 

 Harry Hill, of whose personality and doings I may 

 now say something. 



