The p;gaetutry of the E:: . iintoutt Tottraament, after being, revived in
dm-el-stem at the Adelphi Theatre, has come to a still-lilt display at last ; and the armour and aecOntreinents worn by the aristocratic chi- 'Wiry of the nineteenth century havingtern shifted front the shoulders of stage-supernunteraries. have now descended on less doughty but more enduring champions of straw. 'tonna the Uothie armoury in Grosventtr Street, the cavalcade of mailed warriors is marshalled in natte,ing array, as they appeared at 1.;:lintoun the wooden steeds gainettly bearing the effigies of the knights. each of whom is attended by his slummy stainlard-hearer, chhl in the livery of his nm,ier; the shi..1,1, amt tact knight forming a trophy above his head. lu the cehtre of the room, the Earl of EtnhiNTorN's representative. in gilded has shivered his spear against the more homely steel suit of Mr. 1,E, iiMimr, who reels in his saddle : the effiect of this group is very stri hi:ie. The lances are light, but, itt justime to the jousters, we nnst admit that they are strong enough to unhorse an opponent, and are eertahtly net seem Itenles, as was reported. 'flit, whole makes a pretty silo iv, besides hying curious as a collection of amour.
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