ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 14 November 1881, Page 2

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Captain Williams, an arctic whaler, has visited the scene of the- loss of the Erebus and Terror; he found *S house and store of provisions near Franklyn in a wretched cona dition ; In Fury and Heda Straits the Es« qumeaux gave him particulars which appear to clear up the fate of the Eranklyn expedition. After the loss of the ships seventeen men started overland, hoping to reach Hudson's Bay, but only three survived the journey to the house of the narator : further, one of these is supposed to be Lieutenant Crozier died first, and the death of the Others followed. Terrible riots have occurred in Limerick and Dublin • in the latter city the offices of the Irish Times and Wail newspapers were mobbed: Serville, Gruiteans lawyer, mates an appeal to the people of the United States for his client in the interest of ** patriotism, justice mercy and humanity:" He believes the assassfn to have been insane, but is much discouraged taut he cannot secure first-cluss legal talent and witnesses everywhere refuse to certify. The United Kingdom has been visited by a terrible hurricane d-uing much tarn age to shipping in the Mersey Mormon missionaries are swarming Europe Darwin the philosopher haa fallen heir to £30 000 by will of Erasmus Darwin, his brother