The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-07 00:00:00

GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL AT THE \
CRYSTAL PALACE. Under the especial
patronage of Her Majesty the QUEEN and H.R.H. PRINCE
ALBERT. Notice is given, that applications for tickets for
places, reserved andnumbered as stated, are one guinea each
for each performance, or at two guineas and a half for ono
place for the series of three performances, can now be re-
ceived, and the places secured in numerical order, at the
Crystal Palace, or by letter addressed to the Secretary there ;
at the Temporary Offices of the Company, 79, Lombard-
street ; and at the Central Ticket Office, No. 2, Exeter-hall.
The seats which are at present disposable consist of four
blocks of 500 places, each in the most eligible position in the
centre of the great Transept,• the front row being about 40
feet, and the back 140 feet from the conductor's seat. These
2,000 seats are all equally good, and no one place has any ad-
vantage over any other. Parties applying at present can
secure their seats being within these four blocks, but until
the arrangements are more perfectly matured it is impossible
definitely to particularise position. In allotting seats to
those who shall have applied before the 20th of April, pre-
ference must be given to those who take sets of seats for the
three performances. N.B.—No application can be attended to
lessacsompanied by a remittance for the price of tho places
applied for. It is requested that Post-office orders be made
payable to George Grove, at the General '2'ost-office, and that
Bankc hequ cheques
made Subscribers payable t the
for Comps and crossed Union
e.nUgual season tickets for
the Crystal Palace are respectfully !informed that such tickets
b London.
will not be available for thesepc,rformances.

The THREE PERFORMAJ':7IOES are now definitively fixed
to take place as follows, via., MONDAY, June 15, " MES-
SIAH; " WEDNESDA';, June 17, " JUDAS MACCA-
BYEUS ; " and FRID -June 19, " ISRAEL IN EGYPT."
At these performariees the orchestra will consist of nearly
2,500 performers,„ viz.-2,000 chorus, and 300 stringed and a
due proportion of wind. instruments. The entire musical
arrangement:, are undertaken by the Sacred Harmonic Society,
Exeter 113:;1. Conductor, Mr. Costa.
By Order, GEORGE GROVE, Seorotary.
Crystal Palace, March 21, 1857.

CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West
Brompton.--Secretary's Office, 167, Piccadilly.—This Institu-
tion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor
aftlictNi with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167,
Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted
at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer
period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per-
sons under treatment as in or ont-door patients have averaged for
the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation
of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons. suffering under every
form of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this
Charity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa-
tioneted with the Institution may be obtained on application
to theenne
the SeereiarY. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue
this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be
paid to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's-
11'41-fields ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; and at the Secretary's
Offices, 167, Piccadilly.

By order.
W. J. COCKERILL Secretary.

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