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Fairs.—The following are the principal fairs in the home counties.
BRAINTREE,May 8, Oct. 2. From Liverpool-street (1h. 40m.), 1st, 8/6, 12/9; 2nd, 6/6, 10/9;
3rd, 5/-, 8/-
BRENTFORD,
May 17, Sept. 12. From Waterloo (39 min.) and Ludgate-hill (56 mm), 1st, 1/-,
1/6; 2nd, -/10, 1/2; 3rd, -/8, 1/
BRENTWOOD, July 18, Oct. 15. From Liverpool-street (34 min.), 1st, 3/6,
5/-; 2nd, 2/6, 3/9 ; 3rd, 1/6, 2/9.
CHELMSFORD, May 12, Nov. 12. From Liverpool-street (47
min.), 1st, 5/9, 8/6 ; and, 4/4, 7/3; 3rd, 3/5, 5/6.
CHERTSEY, 1st Mon. in Lent, May 14, Aug. 6, Sept.25. From Waterloo (48 min), 1st, 4/-,
5/6; 2nd, 3/-, 4/-;
3rd, 1/10, 3/4.
CROYDON, July 5, Oct. 2.—(See CROYDON.)
DORKING, May 29. From London-bridge (1h. 13min.), 1st, 4/-, 6/-; 2nd, 3/-, 4/6: 3rd, 2/1,
3/3.
EDGWARE, 1st Wed, in August. From King’s-cross (37
min.), 1st, 1/7, 2/8; 2nd, 1/1, 1/10; 3rd, -/10.
EGHAM, May 29. From Waterloo (45 min.) 1st, 3/8, 5/6; 2nd 2/6, 4/-; 3rd, 1/9, 3/3.
ENFIELD, November 30. From King’s-cross (27 min.), 1st, 1/4, 2/3; 2nd, 1/-, 1/8; 3rd,
-/9, 1/3. From Liverpool-street (40 min.), 1st 1/8, 2/6; 2nd 1/3,
1/10; 3rd, -/11, 1/4
EPPING, Whit Tues., Nov. 13. From Liverpool-street and Fenchurch-street (1 h. 3 m.),
1st, 2/11, 4/3; 2nd, 2/1, 3/2; 3rd, 1/5 ½ , 2/3.
ESHER, Sept. 4. From Waterloo (33 min.), 1st,
2/3, 3/- ; 2nd, 1/9, 2/4; 3rd, 1/2, 2/-.
EWELL May 12, Oct. 29. From Waterloo (30 min.), 1st, 2/-, 2/6; 2nd, 1/6, 2/3; 3rd, 1/0
½ , 2/-, From London-bridge and Victoria (50 min.), 1st, 2/-, 2/6 ; 2nd, 1/6,
2/3 ; 3rd, 1/1, 2/-
FARNHAM,May 10, June 24, Nov. 10. From
Waterloo (1 h. 16m.), 1st, 7/- ; 2nd, 5/6 ; 3rd, 3/1
GODALMING,
Feb. 13. July 10. From Waterloo (1 h. 25 min.), 1st, 6/6, 10/-; 2nd, 5/-, 7/-;
3rd, 2/10.
GREAT DUNMOW, May 6, Nov. 8. From Liverpool-st (1 h. 16 min.), 1st, 7/6, 11/4 ; 2nd,
5/9, 9/6 3rd, 4/6, 7/2.
GUILDFORD, May 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 22. From Waterloo (50 min.), 1st, 6/-, 10/-; 2nd, 4/4, 7/-;
3rd, 2/6.
HASLEMERE,
May 13, Sept. 26. From Waterloo (1h. 15 min.), 1st, 8/6, 13/6; 2nd, 6/4, 9/6;
3rd, 3/7 ½
HOUNSLOW, Trinity Mon., Mon. aft. Sept. 29. From Waterloo (54 min), 1st, 1/3, 2/-; 2nd
1/-, 1/8; 3rd, -/10, 1/6. From Ludgate-hill (1 h. 10m.), 1st, 1/6, 2/3 ; 2nd,
1/3, 1/9; 3rd, 1/-, 1/6.
KINGSTON, Whitsun. Thurs., Aug. 2, Nov. 13. From Waterloo (33 min.), 1st, 2/-, 2/6; 2nd,
1/6, 2/-.; 3rd, 1/-, 1/8.
LEATHERHEAD, Oct. 10. From Waterloo (45 min.), and from London-bridge and Victoria (1 h. 2
m.), 1st, 3/-, 4/- ; 2nd, 2/6, 3/- ;
3rd, 1/6, 2/9.
REIGATE, June 11, Sept. 14, Dec. 9. From Charing-cross, Cannon-street, and London-bridge
(1 h. 15 m.), 1st, 4/-, 6/-; 2nd, 2/6, 4/-; 3rd, 1/10, 2/9.
ROMFORD, June 24. From Liverpool-street (38 min.); 1st, 2/-, 3/-; 2nd, 1/6, 2/3; 3rd,
1/-, 1/6
SOUTHEND, July 15. From Fenchurch-street (1 h. 30 min.), 1st, 4/4, 7/-; 2nd, 3/-, 5/-;
3rd, 2/2, 4/4
STAINES, May 11, Sept. 19. From Waterloo (47 min.), 1st, 3/3, 5/-; 2nd, 2/3, 3/6; 3rd,
1/7, 3/-.
UXBRIDGE, Mar. 25, July 31, Sept. 29, Oct.11. From Paddington (45 min.), 1st, 3/-, 4/6;
2nd, 2/2, 3/3 ; 3rd, 1/5. From Victoria (1 h. 30 m.), 1st, 3/6, 5/3; 2nd, 2/6, 3/9;
3rd, 1/6 ½
WALTON, Easter Mon. From Waterloo (40 min.), 1st, 3/-, 4/-; 2nd, 2/-, 3s. ;
3rd, 1/5, 2/6.
Charles Dickens (Jr.), Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1879