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NO article will be received fxir transportation at thf. Depotat Wilininirton,.until the freight ' s been paid. Nor will inny article wliicli hys. been brought ot the. railroad be delivered, until the freight has been paid. L. L LI: SAUNDERS, 153 tf - . Aeat Transportation... TO RENT. THE house at present occupied by Dr. John Cook, three doors east of the Court House.. For terms apply to me, or Mr. Ilobt. II Cowan A PAUL REPITON. Sect. 27. ; ' . 193 St- COM3IEUCI A L, HOTEL,. THE Subscriber beos leave to inform hi iriends and the pub lic erivrally, that he 1ms taken tlijat commodiou! buiklinir. formerly occii- pietl by Mrs. Halsfv; and knowo asthe "COM-. MERCI AL HOTEL," suuated on dock and front streets, and wriH open it for '-the recepiion of 3 O ARDERS . on the, 1st of October, j He be prepared to -accommodate Ladies and Gentlemen,, and he pledgehiinse1f that rib pains sha1! be spared for convenience ,,and com fort His tal le will be-furnislied viih the best the market affords. ' He relunis his thanks particularly to his country friends for their liberal sitipofti. and hopes to rftei it u continuance of tjitir pmrouMge- ' S 6 BEACH. Wilmington. Sept. -75th, I0r t. NOTICE, JM.Jk. nil llll..nt I s HPHfe Subscriber haying- taken out le't- lers .o-f administration on the estatftof Dr "Win. J. Harriss,' he. eby give's notice Jo 'aJ.I' per-. 1 sons indebted to said rs-ate U m.ke immedmtL payment, and ttiosc hav,.nielaims,;aga.i'iist- the estate to preseid (hem -as by iaw required, or they will be barred .of recovery. By virtue of the ubaye .authority, u iU be sold .n the-23 l;.f tje.iob r, all the Hnustkold and Kit:he7i' Pur,tirure.' iUo inie lh Har riss, a pair of fine Nn:i.ern CiinUii-e- fsrses, well broken and well conditioned in ewry par ticulur, one saddle and hum-ss lLu sc a new Carriaie iu. little. used and in uoi condit'km, . ; one SwUeit one Cart, oic. : ' N . B Dr. Jo h n D Bellamy a ad M r. ' " "William Hurriss, will a.ielriJ.io the olleetion and payinsrof dues and demands, 'either in fa vour or against the estate. Those.indebted would do well to settle their accounts soon, or they will find them in the hands of ah officer. : 11ARV P. HAnRlS. Sept 27? 1839. - ; :'' 13 $ 'WAYXESitOK!)' THE piopi )Mor 61 i his tstul ih- ment returns his than kpVr the liberal patiooai; exnded' luvaal,s linn, since fiis iuom'ieti i shiii and as- sues the public of a contiiiua'.ion of his most un remitting exertions ifnd rtltrnruns: to render all comlbrtab'e and sattffi.d. wiio shiull call on him ' Within the Jnst twelve Jtvouths cons, deruble improve nrenrs ipv been made iiV the btftLDLNGS, FURNl.i'URE and BAR Sartrati t, and wuh an . ne set of new ST'A LES.) The Hous.-, I'-ar and Stables .will by fnrnishei! respectively, with the best the tomury efibrds. " . i - . The Ri'U ig h and io u -f be rn STAGES arrivinp; t& deparsii'S from this'pla-e blh s op al my House, where seats are 'secured, and no exertions will be spared .to give general satisfaction to passengers. Tht? Wilmington & Raleigh R. Road, beinff but one mile from lure, a" vehicle for the accommodation of passengers thence, wjlf al ways be kept in readiness with a careful driver, and it will always be at the Depot evcry Mon day Wednesday nr.d Friday, to bring in those passeiieerp who wish to take the Raleigh and ftewbern STAGES,; which leave here every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. - v - . .C. McCUURCIIlLL. . Waynesboro Sept. 27, 1839. ' 193 tf. ( TO BENT. THE Store on the Wharf, adjoin- inffori the South that occupica bv HathawaiuLEeckuam i 3 . JOHN H1LU Admr. Sept20. ; . A Ml I WISH tus II that brick dwelling houst', situated j one dix-i : $73SSlr ,i b'eow':u.ts -intersection Ywjin Sv'conrf, & How! known s n'fice of the VV IL- AJINGTUiN AiVt:itTlfeER. ! . K. C. HILL. Aii-Hs- p j-. i :y) ' KYiHi HU81JELS N E WO AT S, I UUU . Fr Sal. bv ' i II V. BRAD LEY. tsept. i? rs:i'j. i9i tr. 4 Vs. r ;,-. I 'I." - i'.A Y .. IlTh' . P.l.i, N" RTII CAROL t VA. i HT-.S f'-ii 'l.iiMuii'-nt will be ope.. ;iftcr the 'JB. 1st of AjuUffj'uftder the' manageimont and direction of ihd siibscrit)er. The house has "v?n tlioiouhiy repaired, and will. in. a few. days, We well '"lirnisheU ; and every-effort will be maJs t-: render it worjhv of patronaKP. lED WARi) YARBOROUGE I Vtf July .30ib, i!839. , , 185 13t. NEW SADDLE, HARUESS, TRUNK, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE The Subscriber thankful for the encouragement he has received, hopes by strict at tention, & moderate' charges, pi fornerit a continuance of the same. He will keep alwiiys on hand, an assortment of ev ery thing generally found ir. such 'an establishment, and make and repair work at the shortest notice. ; B. J. JACOBS. W Arlington, Auff. 30th. 189 tf ; w n u n - n p ypy Y if " T T T T WlLIVIIRTaT01M s Tliomsonian infirmary AND GENERAL DEPOT, FOR THE SALE OF DR. SAMUEL THOMSON'S JTEcilichkes. Family High is, liohinhoiis Lectures, &c. r jHE Subscribers would respectfully inform the' public that they have entered into partnership in the practice of MEDICINE & SURGERY Th'ev -have for the convenience of those who dre laboring -and'er Chronic debility, and livinir at 4 di-stfihee from the Town, taken the building formerly occupied by Dr. Foy, situ ated in Second Street, East of ih-ifowri Hall, 'which building they will fit up by the first of October. , Experienced nurses will lie eniployed who will use very exetion to render patients as comfortable; as their circumstances will pos sibly admit. I 1 1 . ' j f VVe furl hfrniore . shall feel o;rntified t tender our . prplessior.nl service and utmost de vot.ecn.ess to a 1 thbsj5, who may feel disposed "U; favour us, will a-Cfdj. : , Dr GKRTS, vkould also state that ,ho has been a.-prneuT loner several years past in Boston and the ajopiing Towns. For. further; umiculars enquire at the Depot. N, B.'TIi'.: To'lnvi.n is a list of dhe Medi cii es w hieh they ha vje forsaIe : : Lobelia Seetl and Piiiverised; Green Emetic; Cayenhs; Co nposiioji Powders; Spice; Bitters; fi'ie and coarc Barhjrry ; Golden Sea! ; Unicero Utiot; AVoaictis'' Ftiend ; Sj-peiy Elm ;-Pond Lit ' y ; coarse jand fine Popi-ar ;-4o'nserve Pills ami Brrad ; ran'-e Plaster'; Hfadae,h Souff; Healing Savie ; Giim Myili; Neive Powdtr; Racbeiry Lchv-s-J Couli 'iSyrup;-. Dvsentary Syrru'p ; Eyej Watjv; " rve Oieini' iat j Rlten ' niatic Drois; No 6; ' T'mcfure.'of 'Lobei'm 3d preparation olj Lobi lia,; Lin- inents. &e. &c. &c WINE lU'PTERS of a superior quality, AH u ' or. C5ainuej 1 nontson, the.-. founder .of! the vstt-ni".'- A i! i-tters fr V: . or Books, post paid, '. Ifl rn . . ; ; will meet wMf jmo; t a GEI LTts &sBUFFALOE, igen'sfor Sqm'l Thomson. Wilmingt-y. Sept-. 0. 1639. 190- f. r- Thv N4.-.V. r .olina St.andtiid.witrihscrt die .bov tlnje ni.;.!hs. arid forward 'account to" t.!eub-T! idei 3 G & B. MAT IEW CAREY. ifUk r, v ritteti a short ::iise. to a iri- nd, bv Air. i I it tt tlllie c c ;Wtmrcati d to the. editors l a Ihtei lioenct-r. The sen- k- UhUL- olteti xnres;ed. to our eiVs oy tliij &vp .s d philanthropist. "Utar iSii : i send you. by this mail, a copy couip ete k: the Q, erist, as tar as it has o:ne 1, 2. and 3. . ' 4,l am ortiutUi beiuw par. I arh fear- fulilhar tije sjta.U'j of the country is .hope Uss. PubUi' uiotals ;ire at the lowest ebb; and private share a portion of "the. same late. Ro;ird for self appears to be the .predominant feeliiig ': Everviiai: for niyhelf." as thf Dutchnian said when he had s -ize 1 a 1 he.could lay hi hands on. P i os pec ts have heretofore been olobmv' iti some points of viw as at pre sent, but wejcould her. tofore see "a little cherub smiling aloft," to cheer us on out vay, but no j tt'leseope can enable us to see. "a cheiub aJoft" at present. .; ' : "My general health is as good as usual. But the feebleness of my limbs rather in creases. And rnv remaininr eve cannot perform its functions by the Might of I the lamp," as it; was wont to- do I think much on "Mrs.! Thrale's Three Wafnr insrs." I tco liave my three warnings, not however exactly the same as hers. I am in a great measure, toothless, a crip-r pie, and half blind. But I find no decay U my ititeilejctual powers : on the contra- j rv. I flgree with the poet, (pope ) , mmmm I he soul s aartf cottage, batter d and decayed, Lets in new light hrough chinks which tune has made. j. , i "Your' very respectfully, L " MATUEW CAREY. Philadelphia. Aug. 30, 1S39." The Kgrhnton Toui nasnent. . I tErom the London Aee.1 The preparations for the approaching lonrnf,ment nre nearly completed, and numbersjaro flockinVto the North. The V' " 'JUnlon. "the uatrmi nl th- mdchivAlry of Vor. " arrived at V. ,in ton on Saturday snoight,.to hasten "for- ward tht ournamerjt arranmehts Sir Lamb and Fvi'u 1 fi n t nrn rnur if Charle: vhe Earl's mother, who is, "ft is understood' to do the honors of the Castle, have also The- Marnuess of Rnt T.nr-l arrived. Klburne. Sir Prd Tnimstnn Q n u Duke, and various other dislingues, have urr'VHd iti the neiglibourhoo i. On Friday last the demand for posters far exceeded the supply, and various de tentions ejecurred in . consenuence on the banks of jthe Annan, as wll as the Nith The innkeepers have been advised to make additions to tfieir respective studs as ihe promised joustino at Irvine approaches. 'I'he Ma rjquess of Abercorh is .expected to be presert, but only we understand, as a spectator. His Lordship will bear the -uniform of a Scottish Chieftain as head of the Cl in. of Hamilton. The trappings for-the horses, and the ancient armour ha ve all arrived. Lady Seymour, the " Q,ueen of Beauty and offchtj" Tournament, was expected to arrive at the Castle'yesterday, having left town with her Lord by the railway on Wednesday. Her Ladyship's dress" for the occasion, made by Howell and James, of Regent street, is composed of a jacket of Ermine, the skirt of violet velvet, with the front of sky blue velvet, on which are her Ladyship's arms (those of the Duke of Somerset,) richly embroidered in sil ver, and a coronet, or crown, richly or namented with jewels. The Marchioness of Londonderry's dress is composed of similar materials Her Ladyship's dress was made at Holderness House, under her own direction. Lord Eglinton's invitations are on cards, ensTAvedlby West, and are as follows : " The Earl of Eglinton requests the pleas ure of Lord -'s company at the Tour nament al. Eglinton Castle, on the 28th and 29th of August" New uniforms have . been made for the Ayrshire Arch ers, and that ior their Captain,' Claude Alexander, Esq is particularly splendid The amateur Bayards, who ha ve already left town , for Eglinton Castle, are the Earls of Cassilis, Craven and Eglinton, Lord Glenlyon, Sir Francis Hopkins, r Lord Gage, the Hon Chas. H. Maynard, and the Hon. Francis Charter s. .The beautiful Lady Seymour, daughter-in-law to the Duke of Somerset, : it seems,' will be choseii t Qieen of the Tournament. Marquis and Marchioness of Londonder ry, .vho. a!re intimate personal friends 6( Lotd Eglinton. have already left VVyn yarc1 Park, en route to Eglinton Castle, where'they will be the guests or the No ble Eirl durit.'g the princely festivities at his splendid seat. The Ear! of Eglin'on, t he giver of this chivalric entertaintnent, is in his 27th year; his Lordship succeeded to-the; large, unincumbeaed estates of bis trrandfather Htish, thirteenth Eirl of 'Eglinton,! in 1819, when his Lordship was only seven years of ae, ind he had, therefore a long minority. Hs Lord ship's motiher rc-nia i t ied with Sn Charles ALiutoiieii Lamb, Bar'.. Knight Marshall u' thv Household ' From the Glasgow Courier. V On SatnrtJav a party of si.xtv five High landers, plothed in their native garb, marched mto the city from. Fort Dundas and gave rise to much curiosity as to who iiud what! thev were. It soon became known that they were "the followers" of Lord GU nlyon from the 'braes of Athol," and that they were bound for the ;"tour ney T hey embarked to-day at the Broomielaw for Ardrossan. Among the dresses tobe worn, the Leltic seems to be the favorite in this quarter; but we consider this to- indicate great want of taste Thetourney was of Gothic, not o Celtic origin, It was never practised by Celtic nations at all. We should sup pose that Eglinton Tournament will have. been tne irst at wnicn tnetartanna the kilt, were ot all conspicuous. T here is nothing in the Highland dress which renders it appropriate for such a scene. Its adoption is of a niece with thet-onduct of stme ignorant payers, who dress WaL Ja'ct and Bruce in kilts, although, in the time of these w-airriors ihe kilt was con sidereli only fit for savages. ; From the London Morning Post. Names of the knights and esquires, with the regulations for the tilting. - King of th Tournament the Mrqn is of Londonderry, Enquires Colonel Wood, Mr. Irrine. KNIGHTS. " BSartRKS. Earl of Eglinton 5 Lord A. Peymour, Mr. Grant, ) Mr. G. imndas. f Sir C. Kenf, Mr. F. Civindish, Marquis of Waterford ? Mr L. Uicardo Pases lird ( Jn Beresford. Mr.AL W hite Earl, of Craven Hon. F. CraveD, Hon. J. Mac- dODald. ' Farl of Cassilis v n Viscount Alford If on. Mr. Cnst, Mr. T. O I Giscoifne, ; ; . Viscount Glenlyon stir Da v Dandas, Mr. J. Balfour Hon. Cnpi. Gage Mr A Marrnr, Mr. Rf ercuson. Hon. Mr., Jeramghain Capt Stevenson, Mr. G- Camp- Captain Fair lie Sir Fred. Johnstone - r T xr:i Capt Pettat, .Mr. l-oi, Vrsrt. Drumlanri, Hon. A. Viuiers. . : . . Sir Francis Hopkins Captain Be i esford Mr. Cbales Lamb Mr. . Boothby Mr. Lecheraere Visr Matdstone, Mr. Luraley.' Mr. B- Cxaufyr4, Mr J. Gordoo. S Mr. Corry, Mr. J. Horloct, Mr. J.Fane. -' i The J)uke ollBeaufort.Sir Frederick H. BatHuist, Lord Cranstoun, Mr. "Camp bell, and the Horn! Captain Maynard, have declined. j S After some exertion I hare obtained the 'Regulations for the Tilling," which are as follows : lt. No knight5 can be permitted to ride without having on the ichole of his tilting piecet 2d. No. knight to rid? more than six courses with the same opponent. Particular attention s most earnestly requested to be paid to this injunction, for the general good and credit of the tournament. 3d. It is ex pressly enjoined by ihe Earl of Eglinton, and n'lust be distinctly understood by each knight, upon engaging to run a course, that he is to strike his opponent on no other part than his-shield, and that an alleinte made elsewhere (or the lances broken across) will be judged foul, and advantages in former courses forfeited. 4th. Ltnces of equal length, substance, and quality, as far as' can be seen, will be delivered to each knight, and none others will be allowed j . I " The castle is a massive square build ing of stone, with a round tower at each anfje, and a keep of the same form and of large proportions, rising from the centre 6f the'pile. - In an oblique direction from the rear of the castle, and perhaps at about a furlong's distance from it, are the lists. The ground j which they occupy would almost seem td hare been made on purpose. It is a. fine level, with the turf gently sloping up frpm it on both sides, while fine trees surround it on ali ; and and the keep just visible.aboye the wood, supports the staff from which the founder of the festivities will "fling to the breeze the banner of his line." The inciosure for the joust is a long square extending about 200 yards in it3 greatest length, and one side of it is occupied with . the gille ries for spectators. They form a centre and two wings, the centre being roofed in, and the front of it vefy handsomely finished in the gothjc style with pinnacles, the whoie'being rather elaborately paint ed and'gilt. At the ends of the lists are pitched the pavilions of the knig hts,! each distinguished by being mule in broail stripr3 of the owner's colors. Each knight has a larger and two smaller ones, the former 'or his own use, and the lat ter for that of his esq iires attendants ' Lord Eglinton, indeed has five pavilions, and, very gay they look in thejr livery of bjue and gold. Among the others is one ff scarlet and white( that is exceedingly rjeat, as is Lord Waterford's white and btack The course of the procession is fenced in with a double post and rail from the entrance door of tie castle, over a pretty gothic bridge that crosses a stream in 'he park, and by a very long detour, that will afford' a full view to all the lookets on, op to the lists. The whole arrangement is so good that I don't see how tt is possible tor any body to fail of having a capital sigh; On one side of the castie thore is an immense temporary rooih nearly completed, and capable, one should think., of arcommodating eight -hundred or a thousand guests Tents are pitched, and temporary rooms con structed, in various parts of the park, ap parently for the purposes of refreshment; and in short, no expense can have been spared, no attention omitted, on the part of Lord Eglinton, to make hjs hospitali ties available to all comers. From the London Morning Chronicle. Vly yrsterday's communication will have informed you of the sad state of af fairs at Eglinton Castle. Never f was there such a deplorable exhibition as the g;rnu procession. The Marquess of Loidonderry Was complete y drenched; he ha'd a most grotesque appearance as he sruugled to keep his royal robes around him j and exposed, unconsciously, a large umbrella in the . vain endeavour. The iniil clad knights looked grim, in jfed not with valor, but vexation as the rain descended in pertinacious torrents upon the fine caparisons and nodding plumes of their steeds. The heralds and the poursuivants, andthe esquires and the pages, and all the motley multitude, were sore dispirited ; and Lord Eglinton him self, it was evident, althou.- h he strove to make the best of it, and put on a smiling countenance, was vexed and disheartened. And well he might! To have planned such Wexbibition a year a go to have passed the interval in arranging, and practis ing;, and inviting, and to have spent twen ty; or thirty thousand pounds besides, and allun vain was enough to sour the tem per of the most equable philosopher that ever existed, r Bui as the French proverb says. "L'horame propose et Dieu dis po5e," and there was no help for it. One would have! supposed that, seeing the hopelessness of finer, weather ,for that day, a herald would have been ordered to an nouoce the postponerjaent of the. sports un til a more Iivourable opportunity. With this expectation hunareds of the specta tors hurriediaway as fast as their legs could carry ' them, 'splashing themselves and their neighbours in the most woeful manner as they trode through the uni versal puddle, into which the ground bad been converted by the torrents. Never in my life did I witness such an exhibi tion.; There was something irresistibly comic in the hurry and distress of the flying multitude. ,Up went many scores of fine silk dresses, which the? fair vvef ers were all solicitous to shield from damage; and off came hand reds of pair of shoes & stockings, from the feet both of men and women, young and old, which were safely stowed away in baskets or in great coat pockets. This was a piece of Scotch economy which uas very sensible; but it found no imitators among the multitude of southern visitors. More than a third of the spectators left the ground, the tilting began in the presence of the remainder; but I could see nothing, I had the fortune, good or ill. to be ensconced behind a gen tleman with a. huge umbrella, the supera bundant moisture from which was deposit 3d inmy lap, in addition to the full share upon 'my luckless shoulders from the angry heavens. Between the portly gen tleman and his umbrella, I could see but little of ihe sport sport to some, but sore annoyance to many, and almost martyr-, dom to me. I once caught a glimpse of a horse's tail, and once a hurried view of the end of a lance. Another time I just distinguished-, for an instant, the nose of a doughty combatanf, and once, afterwards obtained a full view of the Marquess of Waterford, who seemed really to enjoy the fun, and to like it all the better for the mud below & the moisture above, around, and on every side ; but if I could not see, I could hear, and I hope never again to bear such a confusion of disagreeable sounds; theneighing of horses, the bray ing of wheeay trumpets, the patter of the rain in the puddle, the mournful howling of a "cold wind among the trees, and the cursing, swearing, and, groaning of my neighbours. Feeling was another of my senses which was remarkably acute; for I was nudged by one, pushed by another, had my feel trodden on bv a third, and a stream of water poured on to me from my fat friend's umbrella. All these ac cumulated miseries became at last too great for endurance, and I rushed from the lists to the friendly cover of the walls of Eglinton Castle with the energy of a desperate man. There Tremained till 1 heard that the entertainments (save the ihark !) were concluded and consoled my self by a refection, washing down the re membrances of my grief with .some bum pers f claret, wh'u'h i prol-ured through the xtra official 'kindness of some under- ling of the establishment. This done, 1 took a peep into the once gay pavilion Set apart for the ball and the banquet. The cloth was laid in the latter ; but wo ful sight !. it was as wet as if it had just come out of the wash tub; the plates were filled wil h ivater, oozing. and drip ping from the roof, and half a score of buckets were placed at regular, intervals upon tne tables and oetween them, and, at the time I saw them", gave promise of soon becoming brimful. The ball room was in as sad a plight. Its covering was not' weather proof in the slightest degree, and the floor was flooded. It was quite clear that there-could be nei'her . ba II nor ban quet i hat night, and that over their bowls. "No jolly revellers would proclaim Craven's or Alford's conquering name 1" . And so it turned out; for ere dusk it was announced by the Earl of Eglinton, bare headed and much dejected, but-still most courteous and kind, that all the festivities of the evening were postponed, in conse quence of the unfavorable stale of the weather. As the evening wore on :- " Fiercer by far the tempest grew, And louder still the wild winds blew, And from beneath the greenwood tree ? Rode forth the bold Montgomerie, His men at arms, with glaive and spear, Waddled, Hke wet ducks in the rear. There many a youthful knight was seen: With rueful countenance I ween; And without favour in his glove, Memorial of his ladye love ! So rode they back in sail array, Till full their half drowned lines display. Each shook his locks, and wiped his nose, And rushed to dinner and dry clothes." Having seen ail this, I began to think of returning to Ardrossan, eight miles off for I was wet and uncomfortable, and longed to get to bed, and there was not the slightest chance of accommodation at Eglinton Castle Even standing room could not be afforded. I was, therefore, obliged to walk a mile and a half to Kil winning, which is dignified here with the name of a railroad station. I found to my consternation that the last train, con sisting oi three open vans, linked togeth er and drawn by two horses, had sta rted an hour pr"vioaiy. I was toid, however, that if I walked on I might very easily overtake it about half way This was small comfort to One in my desperate con dition and to increase my Woes, the rain came down thicker jhan ever, and the wind blew fast and furious. One thing, however, wasclearlo me, which was, that I would not remain by the road-side all night; and having met with two other persons, bound on a similar errand, and in exactly the same forlorn condition as myself, we resolved to push boldly for ward, defy the wrath of the elements, and sleepat Ardrossan in spite of adverse for tune It was a weary way the miles seined indeed to lengthen as we went. When we arrived between Kilwinning and Saltcoats.? the oad woond a ongbr the seacoast; and we could see in the dim obscurity; and close bes.de us. the waves ra.sing into white foam, and lashing fhe beach with the most melancholy roarings that l ever heard. Thre was, however, a strong sea-w-tll to keep off the ad vane iog tide, or I verily believe that I should hJZ heeo washed away "to the , bourne rm vhieh no traveller rttums.' I was IIUWI J" - - actuajly knee deep in mud the Toad, ex cept the rails, which-wereof course jcept .,. clear, was full of deep rut's and holes, and sprinkled with shaD nrbiecline stone in tended for sleepers, which were fully fight inches in diameter, and against which, I knocked my, unfortunate ahinssome hun dred of times. At Saltcoats itook'thelte for a few minutes, but could get noaccom-. , jnodation for the nighty was ' obliged , t tramp on again fir two- rriiles further, , exposed i to the pelting . of the pitiless s orra, an outcast & a vagabond upon the face of the earth. However, the longest journey has an end ; and I arrived half an hour after midnight at Ardrossan, and turned into bed immediately. j . This morning the weather is equall y unpropitious. Tlie raiu has pot cea.seo during the night, and, at the time Jl nuw write, is pouring down in torrenti." . Tho ' weatherwise people of the place eay that in all probability We shall not have a grimpse-of sunshine for a week, The tournamtnt. I hear, is postponed till : to- -morrow, and the opinibnains ground that ultimately it will be postponed sine Ji. The. Glasgow folk, & the Paisley bodiea, and the Kilmarnock weavers, are. hasten ing a way to their" own homes, having bad quite enough of it All the parapher nalia of the a how, with the exception. u( the armour, are spoiled or sadly damag ed, so, that even 'if we were to have a cloudlet sky and a warm un again, the exhibitionwould be, shornv "of the splen dour which the day before yesterday might have excited the admiralioh of! ap plauding thousands. I have not been up toEglihton Castle to-day, having -learned c the postponemet of the display, whrch-Wat v published here at an early hour. My opinion, derived from; good authority, is that all is over and that the. Eglinton tour nament is among the things that were, ; and will be long remembered ti the tnist' .magnificent abortion that haai' been" iff fi nessed for two centuries. Should, how ever contrary to my expectation, any- i-hinff further occur, i shall sena aa ac count of it by to-morrow's post. "Ill would it suit the dullard eat Of distant Usteuers, to hear All the vexations I have borne. Since Tuesday night tp Thursday mora.' ' I shall therefore cover my woes with the veil of silence, endure theni like -a philos- opher and a Christian, pray in the mean time for the hour that shall libefale -ttte fiom thd thralls of the tournaravht, and everything belonging to it." . : From a Glasgow ptper.) I ' ' "' ;'' It was announced that the processioq . ; was to h ave EglintohjCastleat ohe of clocks : but it was nearly, twd befce the whole could be arrayed in proper order. 4 When a it b-gan to rain heavilyi-the idea" df the "(iueen of Beauty" (Lady Seymour) pro ceeding on horseback, as had been a f rang d, abandoned, and her ladyship andr ' her attendant maids of honour went to the. lists in carriages. ' This spoiled the effect of tht procession very much, and wai a. good deal lamented. ' - J j The banners were drenched, and had a soiled and flagging appearance, while' the plumes of the knight's bung in "fad ed glory"' over the helmets o! their wear ers. The very horses had; a demure as pect the specta tors we re dreadfully cow ed;" and though the procesfion was; not withstanding all this, the beat part of the' exhibition, saving always the grand stand,, its reception along the line, and in 'the" iists, wa3 inexpressibly cold. Thee beer- ing was feeble ; and the presence X Lofd' Eglinton, as he rode" along, seecied; the' only circumstance that could call fdrth any thing like a hearty hurrah, from 'the onlookers. His lordship, who fustaihea the character of " Lord if the Tou'rna'- ment," wore a splendid sut of armour, which was, in. a manner covered with gold, and richly chased. Ilia horse though not a powerful animal, was a yer spirited one and richly caparisoned in doth of blue and gold The noble earl seemed. to take a great delight ip caracoling roami the lists, and was, as we have' already, stated, received every where wb cheera. " The King of the Tournament," Lord Londonderry, was the most uncourtfy . looking night in the field." His lordship certainly does not appear to much advan tage on horseback; he leaned towards the mane of his horse very much in the pos ture of a person who bad never been oa . horseback before, and who. was afraid lest ' at every movement of the animal, he should be thrown in the.mud.. He sported a robe ' of black velvet, over a lower dressi ef er- mine.; and wore his coronet set with vane-v gated plumes. The Ma ruess of-Water- -ford, who appeared as jbe Knight" of "the -Dragon, had the oldest armour in the fietdf being of the reign of Richard the Thifd.J It was a suit of polished steel; fluted,1 His ; horse was caparisoned iri blue arid 'white. Lord Glenlyon, tfie. ICnightr CJaell was of course attended, by' b if Aihordl lowers." a'body of men whom.jttwoW be difficult to matcfirin this' or any P&x' ' country. It was, however,! ratn.ef diffir cult to account far th ia : Celttfr rppendage in a tournament, as wejjeliey naiostanftS or Lo w I a n d e r V v e t ppeaedin the Jgb . . land, dress at . a, tMtatfJ.Kf-- ' .'" The tilting Was ihehVomnfpnc A' V 7 .4 ; H,