NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 106, 23 August 1876, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

'['ho following are some furtht r parr.ictt|itlf, l'«»IHM:till!i-the r.]nm of the late Mb» j u |ia, Mathews's career. From the time ,',,• lice England the unfornmafe |!„|y was ;i. coolant .-sullerer ,■''•..!.: ;r;if»: r 'j l( , u iiiat>s-m, wlii.-'i scarcely r,r. any Cimv | ( ,f|. lire fret: t'l'niii (.hum. Tilt.-- w.i..- cnni.|.iL,..,|:(ml later by UK internal disease of file iv|,hi>iil character, her death hetn;4 ultilimti'ly attributed to " malarious ftftr." Soim>' engagement:;* Miss Julia Matthews llllt (|(i iu>t being satisfactory,, she started ,i|iim a venture of her own, Mr. Jackson |li(l tiuipatiug. Thy troupe visited thirty,,Vo towns, ami travelled: four thousand livd hundred miles, playing "'Flit! Ifofie|u.|iiiim Crirl," fch« "trnui'l f>uchess,'' "Madame Angot," " Fille drt Begiment," Whenshe left New York Miss Julia UarlitiWM was ia better health, but soon llin weary travelling work and constant ~|iium'i' <>(? climate atHictied her seriously. In imo place fcho temperature would fie unlit ami genial, in thy next terrihty w vuni. At Chicago the snow was a fooilium, at New HrlVans ft lie Emit was int Kiiisi", and the sudden change brought oti ii mbvui'u attack of rheumatism. Still, iiilli ii. force of will which we admire as much hm wo regret, the talented lady perijstinf in playing sis soon as slie was a little butter. This was a fortnight before her iltnitli at St. Louis,, but, attacked again. i\w was* taken by her own request to the l.'ntholic hospital,, where the sad end occurred. She was sensible, arid spoke of ' Ikhiio and friends, and in particular of Mr.Juliu Hollingshi'ad's kindness to her during her engagement.* at the ti-aiety 'fliuutro. At first she was deeply affected, mill wept bitterly, but was cheered by recalling how Mr. HoUingshead had said flmt "'.Julia would come hack if on crutches." F.ut a sad change soon came, mill Mr. Jackson was telegraphed to. It was too late. Miss Matthews had said to ilmt gentleman, "' U I were to die you mmltl send my body to England." BeIwvinij such to he her wish., Mr. Jacks"!;! will fulfil, it, and Ifcu* made arrangements fin'that purpose. Lieutenant Cameron, C 8., will not leave I'D his new expedition to Central Africa fm'live mouths or so at the least. He will lata out wifcU hiru two Euiidish-men, and Mil ilircck for the West African Coast, (iniui -Dl> miles south, of the mouth, of the (.'inige, Mr. Cameron is writing a book ilosoriptivo cf his African adventures, ti>lm published by Messrs. t>al-f>y and IsbUli>r. This gallant ttivVellev's narrative has ;ivon an impetus to many other exploit tiKm-nds.. iMr. Cotterilt has started for lm ZiiHibesi river, and halt'-a-down foreign ravuliers are setting out, chief aumng ivhdin is Mr. B..Un, of the r»efg.itut Oeo~ [mnliiuat S<.>ciety. tiieuteuant t'axtveron's list phase has been simply bumptiousness. Hill fact that he has attained the aavue (iridy height uf popularity as Weston on iry laiul,"and Boytuu and Webb in salt riitar, haa thrnwn him o(f Li& balance, i H,i paper which he lately read before a .;> ucd society, he had the bail taste b> w.k the (Christian inissionaries in Africa, ml to say that they drank eltampagne, i riiile ho iiinti'd that they made m> con«rts. The missionaries are " cads," it noma, and Mr. Ca.meron's negro friends ro sn astute that they despise the misiimury because be : :>' not-!*avM the imi'ki— a geiitleuian. Lieutenant Camemi h a cleriryman's sou, a eirenmstance illicit accentuates the vile taste' of hi* vmiirk. risen it iv man has walked aen•■->.■* ll'i'iwu to the gveaC detriment of hb alineniiki'i', that is no reason why lie should iuti'ai{i! Christian sentiment when he came id*."