The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

MR. RUPERT SMITH.

A smiling, fastidious, playful dandy—the youngest
member of that last school of dandyism which, in 1816,
was a pretest against the ludicrous vulgarities of the
" gents," and the offensive coarseness of the " fast men,"
and which died out soon after the extinction of its founder
and brightest ornament, Court d'Oraay—Rupert was
always well and expensively apparelled; and as he now
sat in his friend's easy chair, he was dressed in a style
which would have made any Mayfair tailor glad to point
him out as a customer. Every detail of his costume was
in keeping with its principal ingredients. In his long,
blue frock-coat—a garment which no young man of 1864
would think of wearing except at his wodding—light
waistcoat, shirt front of finest linen and spotless
wititeness, lavender trousers, natty boots, glossy silk
eat, filmy kid gloves, and slender cane, there was no
fault of shortcemiug or exaggeration on which the keenest
critic of such important matters could have fixed. But
notwithstanding the elaborateness and finish of Mr. Rupert's
dandyism, be did not strike the observer as one who cx
pendel care on peisanal decoration, because he had no
p.mvers weich could have bean exercised with effect in other
directions. At a glance it was manifest, that the word:-
" mere coxcomb" could not be justly applied to him. There
was power expressed in his well-shaped, clo'sety-trimmed
tread; brightness of intellect in his merry, restless blue
eyes ; m rth in his thin, fl,xible lips, betwixt which th
striecch, white teeth were rather too conspicuous; and im
perturbable good buoieur in :he smile which played over
uis comely lt.ce, of which tbeticented wrlskers were periodt
early pinted and curled by the most accomplished urns
in Tru,fi,'a est4blishurent.

wiil ❑ot give a fragment, of the portrait of
11. P., that must be studied at tutl length in ti
p,ges of this truthful narrative. Li the clean
eotutne readers will be surprised to find, in th,
fracas in Cecil street, a repetition of the famou
encounter wittch actually took place in Northam
berlaud-street some short time hsck—one of thest
romantic incidents of real life which seem co justit3
the extravugacce •of the sensationalist. But MI.
Jeuffreson, although he is inclining towards ills
style, is more than a mere sensation writer. Then
is thought, and power, and feeling in his writings,
and his style is very natural end very delightful.
With all its imperfections, "Not Dtati Yet" will IN
read and remembered with interest, and will in no
insignificant degree enhance the reputation alreadj
atained by its author.

THE HAY AND TURNIP CROPS IN YORKSHIRE.—
The hay harvest is j tut commencing in this county,
and on the whole promises to be excellent. The late showery
have prevented a general start being made, but have greatly
tetairthhiepr
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week. benefited the undergrowth, which will add much to the
general yield.
employed next w
districts, Wikaa. fiTnehew
owing to the attack. of the fly, and upon the most
sheltered s tuations farmers have bean obliged to sow
second crop. The great failure has been among the early
,own. Sweoes, which had been replaced by a second sowing
of white fleshed kinds. All corn crops look remarkably
well, and the wheat is now shot into full ear, promising o
good auu very eat.?—
j: harvest.
Loss OF FIFTY LIVES THROUGH THE BURNING
OF A STET MER.—lnteliigence was received it Liver-
pool yesterday, by the Canadian mail steamer, of the de•
struction by fire of the splendid New York river steamer
Berkshire. The intelligence comes via New York, and is
dated June 9, The despitch says:—" Tho steamer Berk•
shi e was burned on Esops Island, eight miles below Roll
Bout. The fire originated in the lamp room, caused by th,
explosion of a lamp. The steamer had about 150 passengers
A. strong south wind blew the flames aft, preventing many
of the passengers trout going forward. She was grounde(,
with only four feet el water at the beam. Forty or fitr
passengers aro suposed to be lost. The boat was :milt onl3
six weeks ago. Sue was turnishad in splendid style. Tilt:
hull was burned to the water's edge, The It:At was valued
at 100,009 dolu, Fuiiy insured,