The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-10 00:00:00

STEPHEN KEMRLE, EsQ.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE B.—Died, on
the 6th instant, at the Grove, near Durham, in the 64th year
of his age, after a short illness, STEPHEN GEORGE KEMBLE,
Esq., the celebrated Comedian, and formerly Manager of the
.Theatres-Royal Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Glasgow, and Edin-
burgh. Mr. KEMBLE had retired for some years from the
exercise of the laborious profession of 'an actor, which he
adorned no less by his talents than by the unsullied integrity
and respectability of his private character. In many charac-
tcrs. he was confessedly unrivalled,—in all superior to most
actors; and it is no small commendation that he was consiu
dered by the late Mr. SHERIDAN to be the best declaimer he
had ever heard either on or off the stage. He was also" pos-
sessed of considerable literary talents. In private life he was
distinguished for a kind-hearted, cheerful disposition, which
endeared him to his friends, and caused his company to be
courted by all ranks in society. Few men, indeed, lived more
generally esteemed and respected ; and there are few whose
deaths will be more sincerely or more lastingly regretted.
At his house at the Grove, near this city, on 'Wednesday
last, after a few days illness, aged 64, STErnEt.: GEORGE
KEMBLE, Esq. lately Manager of Drury-lane Theatre, and
formerly Manager of the Theatres-Royal Edinburgh and
Newcastle, and of the Durham theatrical circuit. To a mind
well stored with the beauties of our great dramatic authors,
and possessed of a rich fund of entertaining anecdote, Mr.
Kr: MBLE united a kind and social disposition, and these en-
gaging qualities secured to him the esteem and friendship of a
wide circle of acquaintance, by whom his unlooked-for death is
much deplored.—( Durham Advertiser, June 8.)

It, is said that his MAJESTY intends leaving
town on Saturday next, for the Royal Pavilion at
Ilrighton.

Yesterday the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG performed
Divine Service to the King's Household at the
Palace in Pall-Mall.

Yesterday the Duke of YORK and the Princess
AUGUSTA attended Divine Service at the Chapel
Royal.

The 1,0001. note lost on Thursday by a mes-
senger from the Committee for the Relief of the
Suffering Irish, was yesterday returned to the
Secretary by a Clerk to an eminent mercantile
house in Broad-street, who had found it.
The Parish Officers of St. Clement's Danes
have recently had several small watering carts
made, with which some of the able male paupers
are employed every morning in watering the
streets, Sze. of that parish, much to the gratifica-
tion of the inhabitants, this dry and hot weather.
During the last three weeks the finest weather
imaginable has been experienced in the County
of Northumberland (and the accounts from Scot-
land run parallel): the consequence is the corn
crops have assumed the most luxuriant and pro-
mising appearance. In all probability we shall
have one of the earliest harvests ever known.—
On Tuesday last the thermometer, in the shade,
at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was at 82f ; and in
the sun, at two o'clock, so high as 109.
Later in the afternoon a violent thunder-
storm set in, accompanied with heavy showers
of rain. At Abshiels, near Morpeth, a far-
mer's servant, of the name of Edward Ogle,
was killed by the electric fluid while ploughing.
The horses were not hurt. Near Nether-
witten, a mare and foal were also struck
dead by the lightning. No doubt the rain
which fell will prove most beneficial to the
country. Some ears of new wheat were shewn
in the Newcastle market last Tuesday, a pheno-
menon unprecedentedly early. Green peas are
selling at eighteen-pence per peck, whereas they
used to he reckoned a great delicacy about the
20th of June at THREE HALF-CROWNS for the
same measure. Surely, if the land be thus filled
with plenty, the people ought to be filled with
gratitude to the bounteous Parent of Nature!

- SHOCKING ATTEMPT AT MUftDEß.—Saturday
morning, at the early hour of four o'clock, the neighbourhood
of Cock-lane, Smithfield, was thrown into great consternation
in consequence of loud cries of" Murder," issuing from an upper
apartment of the house, No. 9. The shrieks by degrees got
fainter and fainter, until they at length ceased altogether, and
the watchmen, whom the noise had attracted to the spot, were
about to go away to resume their respective duties, when the
landlord suddenly opened the door, and called for help to
secure a murderer ! The watchmen then entered the house,
and were led to a room up stairs, in the occupation of a respect-
able old lady, named Martin, and her nephew, James Prior ;
they found the former stretched on the bed in her night clothes,
weltering in blood, and Prior with a knife in his hand, at-
tempting to sever her head from her shoulders ! He had
turned the body face downwards, and had made an inci-
sion reaching from both ears, but although he cut all the ves-
sels in that part of the neck, he was not sufficiently skilful in
dividing the bone, which resisted all his efforts. The ruffian
was immediately disarmed, and, after being properly secured,
was conveyed to Giltspur-street Compter, under a strong escort
of watchmen, and lodged in a secure cell. The officer of
the night searched him before he was locked up, and took
from him every thing by which he could at all endanger his
own life. In the mean time, Mrs. Martin was carried on a
litter to St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; and the house sur-
geon being immediately sent for, he left his bed to afford her
the necessary assistance. Besides the wound in the neck,
there were six or eight deep stabs on the right side, and
one on the breast-bone; and the right arm was cut and stabbed
from the shoulder to the wrist, supposed to have been done in
warding off the blows aimed at the body.. These wounds (se-
veral of which are mortal) were dressed up with all possible
haste and ability ; but the medical gentlemen in attendance
gave over all hopes, and anticipated- her dissolution every
moment. At ten o'clock she became in some degree sen-
sible of her situation, and continued to ask for her dear
daughter, as she wished to see her before she died. It ap-
peared from the confused account she gave, that her nephew
and herself had gone to bed early, and that he got up in the ,
course of the night, and attacked her in the inhuman manner al-
ready described, but she evidently wished to favour him by en-
deavouring to impress upon those around her that he was insane.
There are various rumours in circulation as to the cause of this
tragical affair ; but we forbear noticing them at present, as the
matter is in a train of investigation. According to some accounts
the state of the poor old woman is not of so dangerous a nature
es above represented, and the-answer given at the Hospital was
—that•there wgre fairlopes of her recovery. _