The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-25

Itors unless they state their intention of attending
for the purpose of explaining, or keeping In orde
their contribution, shall not be entitled to free
tickets.
Frstclass tickets for the Worlds Fair are three
guneas for gentlemans, and two for lady'i
ticket, and these will procure admission at all Tunes
when the exhibition Is open. On the first day o
ALL the right of entrance will belong to the hold
ers of these season tickets" exclusively, no Ohsi
or money whatever being receivable at the doors
on this occasion. On the second and third day, the
price of admission for the day only will be FL and
on the fourth day S., at which sum the entrance
fee will continue stationary for the space of three
weeks. On the 22d day the price will fall to Is,
and so remain during the period of exhibition, with
the exception of the Fridays and Saturdays in each
week, on the former of which days the cost of ad.
mission will be always 2s. 6d and on the latter S.
The Sandman articles for the Exhibition have
arrived at Portsmouth in war steamer from Genoa.
The Commissaries from foreign States are arriv-
ing in considerable numbers, accompanied by ar
chitects, decorators and carpenters.
Fourteen tons of shot have been sent from Wool
wich for the purpose Of testing the strength of the
galleries in the Crystal Palace.
The King of Naples has announced his intention
of refusing passports to all Neapoans desirous OF
visiting England and the Great Exhibition.
Inscriptions bearing the prohibition, "No smo.
king allowed" have been placarded in the Crystal
Palace in English, German, French, Italian, Por-
tuguese, and Spanish.
A piece Of Goa, taken from the Coedtalon coal
mines, Flintshre, weighing about twelve tons, was
sent by railway to London for the approaching Ex-
hibition.
As the insurance companies charge excessively
high rates Of premium for goods in the Exhibition,
mutual insurance fund by the exhibitors them
selves has been suggested as an eligible measure.
tailor at Manchester offers to provide "splen-
did suit of clothes," and ticket to London and
back, after the opening of the Great Exhibition,
for three guneas, to be paid by instalments of 3s
per week.
The sale of season tickets to the Exhibition has
commenced.
The Manchester Guardian publishes several
estimates, drawn up with great minuteness, Of the
proceeds OF the exhibition, supposng it is kept open
for six months. The highest, states the probable
amount at .f769,6OO, the lowest at f617 ,OOO
Bouquet Trade IN Ney York-The following
extract OF letter, from young lady at NewYork
may be interesting to some of our readers:
" New York, January 20, 1S51.-Last week
made up bouquet for the Worlds Fair. 1t was
put into patent metallic safe, the lid screwed
down, and the air extracted. So you will have a
chance OF seeing specimen of five dollar bou-
quets. 1t has fine white camelias in it of course
II will be shown among the New York Sta
Division of the American Department. On New
Years morning sent out about 5000 worth of
lowers a ranged in bouquets, baskets, and vases
SIX OF US were at work all night. These were
principally ordered by young gentlemen, as New
Year presents for their lady acquaintances upon
whom they call on that day. This is done by all
ranks in New York"
On board the Medusa, which recently sailed
from the Clyde for California, a email steam-engin inc
was erected the fore hatchway. 1t is intended
to weigh the anchor, pump ship, hoist the topsails,
and do any other hard hauling that may be requir-
ed, IN addition to hosting out and in cargo.
No less than 1900 head of fat cattle were sent
from Perthshre to the London Market during the
week ending March 1st, by single railway train
They valued at eco 900, and reached their des.
tination in twentyfour hours, while the drove sys
tenn would have taken six weeks.
DIR. jacob, the celebrated professor of mathe
mates at the Berlin University, terminated hi,
long and distinguished career a few days ago.
The California fever has got to Norway. Tive
hundred and eighy-6ve young men, many of them
used to mining, have just sailed from Christians
for San Francisco.
The hippopotamus has caused an increase oil
f6lS6 in the last years receipts of the London
geological Society, in Regents Park.
The ship Huron cleared out, Feb. 2lst, in Linn
erick, for New York, with one hundred and eighty
three emigrans.
At Henry Street Office, Dublin, a number Of
drivers were fined 2s. Cd. to IS, for being un-
clean in their persons, and not having decent
clothing.