The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-15 00:00:00

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To John Pearman, servant to Mr. Wm. Long, of Mar-
ham, the first prize of
Wm. Lawes, ditto to Mr. Negus, of Crimplesham,
the second ditto
Leonard Brooks, do. to Mr. John Stebbings, of Dere-
ham Grange, the third ditto
John Cooper, ditto to Mr. Bloomfield, of Barton, the
fourth ditto
ROOTS.
To Mr. Brown, of Denver, for the best 12 ?clots from
not less than one acre, the premium of 11. for his
Swedish turnips grown at Ryston.
(Signed)
JOHN FREEMAN,
NICHS. NORTH, 1- Judges.
EDWARD LONG.
Besides the above, a variety of other roots were exhibited
by Messrs. Lemon, of Shouldham, S. Taylor, and H.
Bennett, of Whittington. A species of cattle kail was also
shown by Mr. Taylor, which, being a hardy perennial, easy
of propagation, and much relished by sheep and cattle,
promises to be a valuable acquisition, even in this far-
famed district. It is said to have been of Guernsey ex-
traction ; but Mr. D. Grant, of Lewisham, Kent, from
whom Mr. T. had his plants, appears to have been the first
to direct attention to it as a cattle pl,-nt.
After the ploughing match, *le company adjourned to
the Crown Inn, Downharo, where, to the number of 4.5,
they sat down to dinner ; C. B. Plestow, Esq., President,
in the chair. (I',n more than one occasion has it been my
lot to bear my willing, but feeble tribute to the talented
exertions of this highly respected gentleman ; but never
were those exertions more conspicuous, or more successful,
than at the meeting in question. They imparted a greater
interest on this occasion from his being unsupported by any
of the neighbouring gentry—not even by the two county
Members for the western division, though they were at
that very time recreating at Ryston House, within a mile
and a half of the place of the meeting ! It is hardly ne-
cessary to add, that this insult to a respectable body of
their constituents was met by no very equivocal marks of
disapprobation and disgust by men of all parties. Was it
politic to give occasion for remarks like the following ?
—" They would have been here if an election had been at
hand"—" Pretty agricultural members, truly, when the:
only agricultural meeting in their division they think it be.
neath them to attend"—" If they won't condescend to
come amongst us, we'll look out for those who will "
" Shame ! shame!" &c., &c.
To the political principles of the two honourable mem-
bers, no person is more sincerely attached than I a.;:n ; nor
is it a trifle that would induce me to withhold. from them
my support. This is, therefore, not the language of an
angry, captious opponent, but of a firm political friend. I
speak in sorrow rather than an
P:r, and I tell them (still in
the spirit of friendship,
an' in the language of sincerity,
they may believe it or not, as they think proper), I do tell
those honourabl.L gentlemen, that unless they will now and
then mix 'with the yeomanry, and thereby prove that they
.ta°, some little interest in the prosperity of that agriculture
by which they get their bread—unless they will do this,
aye, and something more than this, I tell them plainly,
fearlessly, and unreservedly, they are not safe in their seats.
However great their influence, however strong their confi-
dence in that influence, it will assuredly fail them in the day
of trial. Formerly it would have carried them through ;
but, thanks to the Reform Bill, that day is gone by, and
the veriest Tory in the land now admits that we must have
working men as our representatives ; and how can men
work for the people unless they work with the people ? To
our county members generally, and to our own in particu-
lar, I would therefore say—" Aware as you must be of the
increased power of the yeomanry under the Reform Bill, be
careful above all things how you drive them by any neglect
on your part, to exercise that power in a way which to you
would be most injurious and mortifying, and to your friends.
most painful and provoking."

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SUICIDE AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE.

Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, inquisition was
taken before Mr. STIRLING, at the rT..oy tavern, Hampton
Court, on the body of Elizabeth. '-treet, forty-six years of
age, wife of one of his Maje.7.;c's household servants.
Mrs. Rebecca 'Was the first witness called. She
deposed that she h.-A' seen acquainted with the deceased for
many years, on Friday last she called on her at the
Hampton Couit Palace, when she appeared
cheer :u1 and well. On Saturday she repeated the visit,
on knocking at the deceased's bed-room door, at half-
past ten o'clock, she received no answer for some time, and
at length having gained admission, observed the deceased
pale and trembling, holding a handkerchief up to her throat.
In reply to witness's question whether she was in ill health,
the deceased . pointed to a penknife besmeared with blood,
which was lying on the floor. Witness then discovered that
the deceased had cut her throat, and .immediately sent for
a surgeon. In answer to the Coroner, the witness stated
that the deceased was of sober habits, and she could not.
account for her committing the rash act. She had never
before attempted to commit suicide.

By the Jury—Witness asked the deceased why she had
committed so dreadful an act, and she replied that she had
been awake all night, and that many persons had been
grinning through the window at her, but she did not con-
template the awful deed ten minutes before committing it.
The fatal weapon was here produced, and from its dimi-
nutive size, the deceased must have been very determined.
in effecting her object.
Mr. Baker, surgeon of Hampton Court, stated that he
was called in to attend the deceased, and sewed up the
gash, which was three inches long. She expired at seven
o'clock on Saturday evening.
Proof having been adduced that the deceased had latterly
evinced insanity, and that she had repeatedly expressed fear
of coming to a workhouse, the jury, after viewing the body,
returned a verdict, " That the deceased destroyed her-
self, being at the time in a state of temporary mental.
derangement."

rOURISTS TO THE RHINE.-TheCologne gazette
says " The steam-boats continue to be crowded with passen-
gers. It is calculated that the number of persons who have
travelled by the steam-boat this year, only between Mayence
and Cologne, is above 120,000.