, a
ball, in which 1,000 participated. As the weather, next day, was so
especially stormy, the party broke up, and the experimental revival has
never again been attempted, except a Tourney on a much smaller scale,
which was held on 31 Oct., 1839, at Irvine, by a party from Eglinton
Castle; but this only lasted one day.

I regret that I have been unable to find any authentic engravings of this
celebrated tournament, but I reproduce a semi-comic contemporaneous
etching from the _Satirical Prints_, _Brit. Mus._

The armour and arms used in this tournament were shown in Feb., 1840, at
the Gallery of Ancient Armour in Grosvenor Street, and they were
subsequently sold by Auction on July 17 and 18 of that year. They
fetched ridiculously low prices, as the following example will show:

A suit of polished steel _cap a pied_ armour, richly engraved and gilt,
being the armour prepared for the Knight of the Lion's Paw, with tilting
shield, lance, plume and crest _en suite_, 32 guineas.

The emblazoned banner and shield of the Knight of the Burning Tower, with
the suit of polished steel, _cap-a-pied_ armour, with skirt of chain
mail, 35 guineas.

The splendid suit of armour worn by the Knight of the Ram, with crest and
plume, 24 guineas.

The magnificent suit of polished steel armour, worn by the Knight of the
Swan, with the emblazoned tilting apparel, horse armour, and caparison,
tilting saddle, lances to correspond, and a splendid modelled horse of
life size, carved and painted after nature, 36 pounds.

[Picture: The Eglinton Tournament]

The armour worn as a Knight Visitor by Prince Louis Napoleon, with an
elaborate visored headpiece, and other appurtenances complete, 9 guineas.

The two beautifully-fashioned _melee_ swords, used in the combat between
Prince Louis and the Knight of the White Rose, seven shillings.

On the second day's sale some of the suits fetched better prices. The
splendid suit of fluted mail, worn by the Marquis of Waterford, was the
gem of the collection. It was in the finest preservation, elaborately
worked, and beautifully bright. It was considered one of the most
perfect and complete suits in existence, and was bought at 240 guineas
for the Tower of London. Lord Alford's and Mr. Lechmere's suits both
went for 100 guineas each.

The spirit of the Tournament seems even to have affected the ladies, for
we read of a passage of arms between Lady Seymour, the Queen of Beaut