The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-17

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of having capital sight. On one side oil
the castle there Is an immense temporary
room nearly completed, and capable, one
should think, of accommodating eight hun
dred or a thousand guests. Tents are
pitched and temporary rooms constructed
in various parts Of the park, apparently for
the purposes Of retreShment and, in short,
no expense can have been spared, no at
tention omitted, ON the part of Lord Eglln-
toun, TO make his Inequalities available 10
al corners.
In default Of the lances being splntered
in any course, the Judge will decide for
the anfinte made nearest TO the centre Of
the shield.
! Actions rortly Of honor.--l. To break
the most lances. ,. TIE break the lance
. IN more places than one. 3. Not TO pat
the lance IN rest until near your opponent,
4, To meet point to point of the lences.
5. To strike on the emblazonmcnt Of the
shield. {. To perform all the determined
J courses.
Actions Of diShoqor.-l. To break the
lance across the opponent. ,. To strike
or hurt the horse. 3. To strike the sad
die. A. 70 drop lance or sword. 5. To
lose the management of the horse at the
encounter. 6. To be unhorsed--the great.
est diShonor. :. All lances broken by
striking below the girdle to be disalowed.
Action most tcorthy.-To break the lance
in many pieces,
Attht Tourney or Bdrrisr.-Two blows
: to be given at passing, and ten AZ the en-.
, counter
From Glasgow Paper.
l. was announced that the procession
= was to leave Eghntoun Castle at one
!, o'clock. bat il was nearly two before the
whole could he arraved in proper order.
, When it began to ram heavily, the idea
, Of the "Qucen Of Beauty Lady Sey-
) mour) proceeding on horseback, as had
0 been arranged, was abandoned, and her
3 ladyship and her attendant maids Of honor
, went 10 the lists IN carriages. This spoil
o ed the effect Of the procession very much
F.. and was good deaI lamented.
= The banners were drenched, and had
e solled and tagging appearance, while the
b. p!uInes OF the knights hung IN faded glo.
- ~ over the helmets Of their weaTcrs.-
e The very horses had demure aspect, the
y spectators were dreadtully cowed !; anc
: though the procession was, notwlthstand'
ing an tins, the best part Of the exhibition
j. saving always the grand stand, IL recep
:. ton along the line, and II the lists, was III
inexgre-sib,y cold. The cheering was fee
2 bic and the presence of Lord Eghntoun
as he rode along, seemed the only cIrcum
i stance that could call forth any thing like
5. a hearty hurrah from the onlookers. Iii,
lord>hlp, who sustained the character Of
J. :. Lord Of the Tournament, wore splen.
did suit Of armour, which was IN a manner
covered with gold, cnd richly chased. Iii.
horse. though not powerful animal, wa
p a yery spirited one, and richly caparlson
cd IN cloth Of blue and gold. The noble
= earl seemed TO take great delight IN ca
I. racoimg around the lists, and was as W
have already stated, received every wher
T. WITH cheers. The King Of the Touua
~ ment,7 Lord Londonderry, vas the mos
mcourtly looking knight IN the field. Hi
Iord-hip, certainly docs not appear to much
advantage ON horseback; he leaned to
e, wards the name Of his horse, very muci
10 TIC posture Of person who had ncye
y been On horseback before, and who va
afraid, lest, at every movement Of the an!
2 NAL he should be thrown In the mud. Ii
sported a robe OF black velvet, over a low
re er dress Of crmlne, and wore his Corone
set with varegated plumes. The Mar
K guess Of Waterford, who appeared as III
g Knight IF the Dragon, had the oldest al
m9gr in the field beng Of the reign c
II Richard the Third. 1t vas suit Of pol
r.. i-hed steel, futcd. His horse vas capaI
ID ls5aed ia blue aud hite. Lord GlcnIyor
T.. the Knight Of Gael, was Of course, attend
I'd by hl, Athol followers" a body o
in men whom i, would be difficult 10 mate
b ia this or any other country twas, how
Y ever, rather difficult TO account for TIN
J- Celtic appendaae in a tournament, as IS
d, believe no instance can BE- gwen IN who
Dr. either Highlander or Lowlander ever aE
ID poared IN the Highland dress at d tourne
] ~ 4.4A-E NV btAll htiA-tit7 II - ih~It4i[
10 refer to more particularly than will b
G, found IN the account Of the procession.
BE- The fitting was then commenced. Tw
r, knights ran towards each other, at a yer
moderate pace indeed, aud attempted /
- poke each other with their poles, mi-naH
e, ed ianccs, in q manner 50 utterly harmle,
q that q child need scarcely have dreadc
be- the encounter The poles appeared to b
be made of the most fraagIb!e wood, tha
a could BE- got, and they generally fell
$. two al d very slight stroke. Not a sngl
j.. AnLht vas endorsed, or even made to rec
r. ID hIs saddle, aud the soft saw dust nlgh
p very well have been dispensed with. Blu
ne to proceed to particulars. The first knight
p. who encountered each other wcrc--'' TIL
be Knight Of the Swan" the honorable Nj
e. birmingham. and tho " Knight Of the Re
er Rose" J. X, Lcchmcr, E-q. Hayu
.st taken their places at tic extreme ends {
IL the barrier, the knights advanced cpo
ne each other, one running along each sd
Dr If the barTlcr1 and met near the ccrtu