Notices to Correspondents.
F. R. F. The Third Part of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is an imposture. See "N. & Q.," Vol viii., p. 222. For bibliographical notices of that work, see the Introduction to The Pilgrim's Progress, published by the Hanserd Knollys Society in 1847.
I. R. R. For notices of John a Cumber, see our Fourth Volume passim.—Knight of L. is Leopold of Austria; K. C., Knight of the Crescent of Turkey.—Pricket is a young male deer of two years old.—Impresse is from Ital. imprendere, says Blount: see also his Dict. s. v. devise.—The Wends, or Vends, is an appellation given to the Slavonian population, which had settled in the northern part of Germany from the banks of the Elbe to the shores of the Baltic.
W. W. (Malta). Received with thanks. Letters and more sheets will be despatched on the 17th.
A Subscriber (Atherstone) is referred to our Reply to B. P. in "N. & Q." of March 25th, p. 290. We propose giving a short paper on the subject.
R. P. (Bishop Stortford) shall receive a private communication as to his photographic difficulties.
B. (Manchester). The new facts arising every day necessarily compel the postponement of the proposed work.
Replies to many other Correspondents next week.
Errata.—Vol. viii., p. 328., for Sir William Upton read Sir William Ussher. Vol. viii., p. 367, for Vernon read Verdon, and for Harrington read Harington. Vol. ix., p. 373., for Lord Boteloust read Botetourt.
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OPENING of the CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854.—It is intended to OPEN the CRYSTAL PALACE and PARK at the end of May; after which they will be open daily—Sundays excepted.
The following are the arrangements for the admission of the public:—
Five Shilling Days.—On Saturdays the public will be admitted by payment at the doors, by tickets of 5s. each, and by tickets to include conveyance by railway.
Half-Crown Days.—On Fridays the public will be admitted by payment at the doors, by tickets of 2s. 6d. each, or by tickets to include conveyance by railway.
Shilling Days.—Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will be shilling days. At the gates a payment of 1s. each will admit the public, or tickets entitling the holder to admission to the Palace and Park, and also to conveyance along the Crystal Palace Railway, from London-bridge Station to the Palace and back, will be issued at the following prices:—
| Including first-class carriage | 2s. 6d. |
| Including second ditto | 2s. 0d. |
| Including third ditto | 1s. 6d. |
Children.—children under 12 years of age will be admitted at half the above rates.
Hours of Opening.—The Palace and Park will be opened on Mondays at 9 o'clock; on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10 o'clock a.m.; and on Fridays and Saturdays at 12 o'clock; and close every day an hour before sunset.
Opening Day.—The opening will take place about the end of May; the precise day will be announced as early as possible. On that occasion season tickets only will be admitted.
Season Tickets.—Season tickets will be issued at two guineas each, to admit the proprietor to the Palace and Park on the day of opening, and on all other days when the building is open to the public.
Season tickets to include conveyance along the Crystal Palace Railway from London Bridge to the Palace and back, without further charge, will be issued at four guineas each, subject to the regulations of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company; but these Tickets will be available only for trains from and to London and the Palace, on such days as it is open to the public, and will not be available for any intermediate stations.
No season ticket will be transferable or available except to the person whose signature it bears.
Family Season Tickets.—Members of the same family who reside together will have the privilege of taking season tickets for their own use with or without railway conveyance on the following reduced terms:—
Families taking two tickets will be entitled to 10 per cent. discount on the gross amount paid for such tickets; taking three tickets, to a a discount of 15 per cent.; taking four tickets, to a discount of 20 per cent.; and five tickets and upwards, to a discount of 25 per cent. Families claiming the above privilege, and desiring to avail themselves of it, must apply in the accompanying form, and these tickets will be available only to the persons named in such application. Printed forms of application may be had at the Office, 3. Adelaide Place.
Season tickets will entitle to admission from the opening day till the 30th April, 1855.
The tickets to include conveyance by railway will be delivered at the office of the Secretary to the Brighton Railway, London Bridge.
Special Regulations and Bye-Laws.—All the general provisions and regulations mentioned above are to be understood as being subservient to such special provisions, regulations, and bye-laws on the part of the Railway Company and the Palace Company as may be found necessary to regulate the traffic, and to meet special occasions and circumstances which may from time to time arise.
By order of the Board,
G. GROVE, Secretary.
Adelaide Place, London Bridge,
April 13, 1854.
Form of application for Family Season Tickets.
To G. Grove, Esq., Secretary, 3. Adelaide Place, London Bridge.
Sir,—Be good enough to supply me with family season tickets for myself and the following members of my family, who are all residing with me. Yours obediently,
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Address . . . . . . . . . . .
Designation . . . . . . . . .
Schedule of Prices of Family Season Tickets.
Without conveyance | Including Conveyance | ||||
£ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||||
Two tickets | 3 16 0 | Two tickets | 7 11 6 | ||
Three | ,, | 5 7 6 | Three | ,, | 10 14 6 |
Four | ,, | 6 15 0 | Four | ,, | 13 9 0 |
Five | ,, | 7 17 6 | Five | ,, | 15 15 0 |
Six | ,, | 9 9 0 | Six | ,, | 18 18 0 |
Seven | ,, | 11 0 6 | Seven | ,, | 22 1 0 |
Eight | ,, | 12 12 0 | Eight | ,, | 25 4 0 |
Nine | ,, | 14 3 6 | Nine | ,, | 26 7 0 |
Ten | ,, | 15 15 0 | Ten | ,, | 31 10 0 |
Note.—The above application must be addressed to the Secretary, as above, and accompanied by a remittance for the full amount of the tickets asked for, according to the above schedule, in favour of George Fasson, 3. Adelaide Place. Cheques must be on a London banker, and be crossed with the words "Union Bank of London;" and no application, unless so accompanied, will be attended to.
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