The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-12 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

Mr. Henry Meeson has opened very commodious and
elegant rooms at George, street,. Ilanover-Nuare, tor
the exhibition of works of art, where he has recently
favoured us with a private view of three very interest-
ing paintings. The first is a large gall: ry picture
by Sir G. Hayter, " The Christening of the Pewee of
Wales." This is in the artist's best style, and for the
truthfulness of delineation the portraits aro unrivalled ;
we wet e par icu:arly struck with the fine likEn,ss of her
Majesty, who forms the centre of a group—the
you t h fui and queenly matron, surrounded by the nohi-
hty and clergy of the British Isles. The a: chitectural
part of the picture, comprising the interior of S,.
iieorge's Chapel at Windsor, is finely drawn, and as a
whole, it bears an hi-tone character, the value of which
time will materially increase.
There is a great contrast between this gorgeous dis-
play of purple and gold, and the touching expression of
;he "„Dawn of Love," the name given to an exquisite
nunceaux by the young, but highly talented artist.
Mr. Thomas Brooks. Nothing can exceed the air of
chastened, yet delighted, :consciousness which the face
of the sweet girl in the foregroand discloses; while he,
who looks to find

"Responsive glances in her smiling eves,"
is equally interesting; there is an archi,ess, and yet a
depth of feeling, in those same eyes which is t grittily an
excuse and an incentive to his intense and absorbing
admiration. This is ene of those meritorious end suc-
cessful effors that exalt the scenes of humble lite to a
more h 'Rowed and poetic region than the finest classic
can ever occupy in this couirry. The landscape, too,
is in excellent keeping with the figures of the youthful
lovers, the distant hills fade gently away into the clear
blue sky, while the foreground discloses one of these quiet
nooks

"Where innocence, alone with love,
May dream of years of bliss and calm repose."
The very dog, crouched at his master's tact, teems
wait, fo the denouement, as if p.-II bound by the
Blessed stillne-s of that witching hour."

Mr. Meeson hai an excillent engraving of this charm
ing picture, executed in the very spirit of the on by
Mr. W. H. Simmons, and we may safely pr.dict an ex-
tensive popularity for this beautiful pastoral.
We have space for but a brief notice•of " Goodall's
Soldier's Dream," the very beau ideal of Campbell's
affecting ballad of that name. The figure of the weary
soldier is conceived in the highest style of art, and the
romance of breathing love,
"Suspended in mid air,"

tells a story that rill be responded to by every hear
acquainted wqh Scottish country life. How truthful an
rile lines the poet has put into the mouth of the tires
warrior as he rests on his hard couch in the bivouac—
" I flew to the pleasant fields, traversed so oft,
In life's morning march, when my bosom was young;
I heard my own mountain goats bleating aloft,
And knew the sweet strain that the corn--reapers sung."
Ah ! there are many in this herd-working world who
like the poor soldkr, dream of such things Kith delight—
" These visions of our early days—too bright and pure to last.'
('he handling in this picture is very superior ; the Celia
:haracter of the visit n, dram n by mimic fancy, in th.
rem is pourtrayed by the painter with such p.twer that
you are at o ce pre<ented with the reality of home am
all its ea& arnients. We consider the " Hanover Gal
leries" will prove an advantageous twin for artists ant,
otinnoisseurs ; and we com.„tra.tulate Mr. Meeson on tie
éclat with ►►hick his rooms will be thrown open to the

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDKNT.)
JUNE 11. 1847.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
June 9. Esmeralda schooner, J. E. W. Rolls, Esq
from Chep,tow and Pl)mouth.
11. Merlin schooner, Viscount Milton, from S
ifelens ; Turquoise euw r, C. 11. Cuote, Esq., frei
L ,nduit river.