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. OUR EIGHTH VOLUME _is now bound and ready for delivery_, _price 10s. 6d., cloth, boards. A few sets of the whole Eight Volumes are being made up, price 4l. 4s.--For these early application is desirable._ "NOTES AND QUERIES" _is published at noon on Friday, so that the Country Booksellers may receive Copies in that night's parcels, and deliver them to their Subscribers on the Saturday_. * * * * * 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.