The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

?UNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINI

The Observer says : We are enabled to state
day of the funeral will be Thursday, the 18th r'
ber • and that the line of progress of the tuners
will from the parade at the back of the He
through St. Jantees•puk, by the Mall, and up 1
hill, in the Green-park, passing under the Equestrian
i
of the Duke, and proceeding in front of A erlfous
Piccadilly, St. James's street, Pall-mat , Chem,
the Strand, Fleet-street, and Ludgate-hill, to t'
door of the Cathedral.

Tbb line efproiimision which has been decided os.
enable a much larger number of the population
witness the interesting and imposing cerensenlid,
will, we doubt not, considerably reduce the market'
of windows met of Temple-bar, where the cieircst,
their usual anxiety to tarn a pew, have been tioodui
neeripapers with advertisements catering seats sad 6o
prism ranging from two to twenty guineas. The
Nimbi IN gmtgarttively moderate along the Strand,
smog we ems tut of Temple-bar," we find 6-
tesollO to 60 guinea, and wend-Boors 30 to 4
with single beats from 2 to 6 guineas ; and, to
Ict eat fitie7.° Yu' de
d wheree
rst a o seats
ML, of d that
been already a good deal of speculation in this
that parties hare purchased the flows of severil
even at those exhorbitent prices, In the sepecuit
making a profit. We have no doubt that the eats-
which the funeral procession, es now indicated,
will put en end to this discreditable gambling."

A HAUNTED HOUSE.—A marvellous sensation
berm created in oar town within the last few days
discovery that, • ghost has taken up its quarters, es
for the winter season, in • secluded dwelling
Anlaby-road, when it is likely to obtain as great
riety as the celebrated Cock-lane Ghost. Some I
tans beyond the end of Walker-street an
Thomton-street, on the left hand side niche Am
is a quiet lonely lane known by the name of t
lane, at the bottom of which stands the " haunt
a respectable looking tenement, occupied by an el
ridden dame, her son in law, and daughter, and
dommets- It seems that about a month age the
wain startled in the stillness of night by • ells?!
kneeltlag on the walls of the room from some inmot!
'Alt 'Macs adios wee taken of this, but to the it g
may, at irregular intervals, the same strange nem
pealed, a distinct knocking upon the wall being
the very apartment where they sat, and when
hand was raised to strike. For four surcessise -
noise was repeated, until the inmates grew serioust:l
bemire that some supernatural agency was at wos
ham were soon communicated to the neighbods,
ily reached the public ear. The love of the mat
the most powerful and easily raised passion of
and on Wednesday net fewer than a thous
visited the spot, lingering in the neighbourhood
jag their ears to catch the sound of the modest
now and then indulges them with a solitary murk
tap. For oar own part we are really apprehens
ghostahip's knuckles, which must suffer materialh
constant exercise. Yesterday night, although
&icily, and cold, crowd upon crowd besieged the
ing, in spite of cold and wet, 100 yards from
house, anxiously discussing the nature and
ghoet'a visit, end waiting to learn from the poh
told wen fortunate enough to get near the Ito
it bed knocked last." One or two policemen
illudened in the house, with the view of de
ewe ; and although it is seriously affirmed that
Mile le dill heard at intervals, it baffles all inlet,
ea the of the vigilant detectives, to discover
peesogm. Yesterday two or three thousand per
the spot, many of whom lingered until nearly
Setac.hreent of police being present to preserve
impossible to describe the sensation which has I,
by the discovery of this affair, and credulity CO'
be carried further. The police declare that many wy-,
esetually remain by the door of the home the whole of VP
eight if they would only permit them.-11rdl
t
BRITISH AND YANKEE CLIPPERs.—On Sa
morning the Chrysolite, Captain Enright. oncdf
dippers which were to accomplish a race from •
=the Mersey, arrived at the latter p,!!!
he to
voyage in 104 days. Another clipper, the
sway, left China the same day, and two Yell Pt'
were to follow in three or four days after. From
the Chrysolite we find that she left China on the .10
and was in company with the Rtormaway until
September (43 days), when they parted off
The Chrysolite was built in Aberdeen, and co.
gratifying to know that that town can turn out
gable of outealling the sr boasted Yankees. I
well perhaps to mention that this vessel bring; tee
cargo of new tea to England, and Liverponl es bO`r
having the tint arrival of the new leaf for two yee"—
enocesaion.