New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-07

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The WORLDS FAIR.-A respected correspond
ent writes to inquire about the cost of going to
the Great Exhibition at London, and az the infor.
nation be desires will be interesting to many
others, we put our reply into print.
The quickest way Of crossing the Atlantic ID by
the Collins or Cunard line of steamers. Onthese
the regular fare is $3.50 from New. York to Liver
pool by the Collins line and sl2O by the Cunard;
from Liverpool to NewYork $685. or s175, by
either line. We believe the Havre and Bremen
lines, which touch at Cowes, take passengers at
somewhat lower rate, and also take second-cabin
passengers at half price, or whereabouts. The Gu
nard ships leave NewYork and Boston on alter
nate Wednesdays; the American lines leave
New. York every Saturday None of these lines
advertise excursion tickets out and back at lower
rates, and we do not know that they intend to.
A very comfortable way of going is by the City
of Glasgow steamer, which.ru between Phila-
delphia and Liverpool, leaving the former place
on the 18th of May, and again the middle of July.
She takes passengers out and back fer $500 inthe
first places and SIPS in the second.
Then it is understood that the Great Britain is
now fitting up to be sent over here for the pur
pose of taking passengers to the Fair and the
fine new steamer Pioneer, launched here on Fri
day, will be employed in the same service. Both
these ships Will probably carry passengers In com
fort at reduced rates.
Fesdes, there are the packet ships, which leave
almost daily with elegant and comfortable accom-.
modations. The regular price Of the voyage each
way, in the best packets is 500, bat as the com
petition is brisk the rates are not adhered to-
We saw keen chap the other day who came
over in good ship from Liverpool, in the best
place, for 500. We presume that it will be pos
gbIe TO procure excursion .ickets-out and back
on fine packet ships for from 500 to el25.-
We understand also that some packets are going
to take visitors out and back and board and lodge
them on board at London, for frem four to six
weeks, for some $500, but as to this we have no
precise information.
From Liverpool to London the railroad fare is,
express trains ass (sl3 25 LIST class, S7s 10 25,
and I'd class, PTS (s6 75); from Southampton to
London, express trains, 2Os, and It's Cd ordinary
trains us cd and 1913. Travellers who intend to
return home by the same route during the Fair,
may save something by purchasing excursion
tickets on these railways
In London the expense of living is great at
any time, but during this exhibition it will be
enormous. If you live at Mvarts, Fentons or
Morleys-the bes. hotels-your bill in ordinary
times will range from s5 to $40 per day, without
any extravag ance on your part these establish
ments will probably not raise their prices on &C
count of the crowd. But a comfortable and quiet
sort Of hotels may be found where the rates vary
from 81 so to 50 day, with clean, though noe
spacious quarters At most London hotels you
eat la carte, ordering and paying for whatever
you like, there being no table dkOte, or ordinary
At good boarding houses in central situations the
ordinary rate is from $40 to SIS a week. At
hotels and boarding houses the ledger is expected
to give gratuites to the servants. These estab
lishments, will of course, augment their charges
as much as possible during the rush to the Ex-
hibiton. Books giving information on these aud
all other topics connected with the Exhibition
will abound in England by the time it opens, and
every visitor will procure one Of course.
We subjoin a rough estimate Of the expense
Of going to London and thoroughly seeing the
Fair, with q glance at other things-by man
who cares for comfort more than show, and does
not make it principle to spend as much money
a. PRICE:
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