The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-19 00:00:00

VARIOUS FACTS.

PRICES OF• ADMISSION.

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The rates of admission have bssm tiled by her Majesty's
comini.sioners as follow,' . . .

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Season tickets, U. 30. for gentleman's ticket, and 21. 2s.
for lady's ticket, such tickets nut being transferable, hut
entitling the owner to admission on all occasions oat which
the Exhibition is open to the public.
That on the first day of the Exhibition Reason tickets only
adhattlal be available.

That on the second and third days the prices of admission
slimed he It. each.

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That on the fourth illy the Exhibition should open at 54.,
owl that the charge should be reduced to Is. on the twenty-
second day of opening.
That tram the twenty-second day the prices of admission
should he a• follows:

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On Months., Tuesdays, Wednr.day., and Thursday.,
1.. ; on Frid4., 2... 63.; awl on Saturday. (after 1 o'clock,
till which hour the public should be excluded), 5..

MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES ALREADY DIS-
PLAYED.

The preparations in the galleries in the British side arc
now in it state of great forwardness, and many of the goods
have already been deposited in the eases. Class '29, devoted
to miscellaneous articles—a class which always interferes so
greatly with any tscrfeet system of elas.itication—contains
a large uunther 01 articles, which, although nut capable of
ebtodficat. under any particular system, will still he
looked upon with interest by some parties. One of the first
subjects which attracts notice in this class is an immense
bride cake, ru feet in circumference, and about 2 li•et in
height, richly decorated with the orange blossom stud other
emblematic ornaments. A short distance front this, reposing
on a rich velvet couch, is what is termed the " Sleeping
Beauty," which consists of one of the ugliest specimens of
the ape species that we ever witnessed. In close proximity
to this is a glass case cuntaioing pins and needles in every
stage of their manufacture, illustrating the various pro-
cesses which they undergo. We have then a curious swan-
like model, which

allow* how any man
May I..arn to swan like ay .wan.

Next we come to a very beautiful collection of dolls' fur-
niture, consistMg of exquisitely gilt chairs, tables, sofa.;
also rovking-hoorms, cricket-bats and balls, and sundry other
articles of umusetnent. There are also gingerbread nuts
and calf. s, warranted to keep hor twenty rear; " fancy
biscuits, made by steam, and "the United tisoryiee
from which " powder and shot ON obtained through the
same lieA ; " "materials for gentlemen's boots and ladies*
corsets ; " a collection of flow ITS cut from turnips, carrots,
beetroot, mangold wurtzel, :and other vegetable roots, pre-
served in water chemically 'minima, and including sped-
memo of the Victoria Regis lily in its different stages of
development. Near these is an interesting ease showing
the various articles employed in the manufacture of lead
pencils. " Patent acolytes, or safety lamps which " pre-
vent all waste or annoyance by guttering, take their place
in this miscellaneous collection by the side of table orna-
ments in sugar, such as " the hippopotamus," " the giraffe,"
and " the locomotive ; " also an extensive assortment of
" artificial hair and eyes," "jujubes and lozenges," with
" onus," "elixirs," and perfumery of all kinds; while,
deserving of the especial notice of the fair sex, on account of
the delicate and exquisite style in which they are got up,
are boxes each containing twelve or more oval-shaped tablets
stamped with the building of the Exhibition, of all the
varieties of Castile, honey, palm. and other varieties of
scent, ol and fancy soaps, and which have been forwarded
for exhibition by Messrs. Low and Co., of the Strand.