The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-30 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

VOICES OF THE NIGHT. illustrated by

Airs. Lees.
An elegant ornament for the drawing-room table
has been pres,nte to the fa..hionuble world by Mrs.
Lees. A folio volume, most delicately bound in the
palest blue and gold, containing six graceful sketches,
illustrative of some of the very beautiful and popular
poems of the popular American poet Longfellow.
The first poem illustrated is " The Prelude," or intro-
duction to " The Voices of the Night"—
" Pleasant it was when woods were green,
And winds were soft and low,
To lie amid some sylvan scene
Where the long-drooping boughs between
Shadows dark and sunlight sheen
Alternate come and go."
(If the figure in the illustration stretched
" Beneath some patriarchal tree"

be intended for the poet, kr. Longfellow will have
little cause to feel flattered.) The next illustration,
" The Hymn to the Night," is more successful. The
figures of the kneeling maiden and of the angel are
both exquisitely graceful and delicate. The whole
composition is suffused with the same spirit of repose
which characterises the poem—

" 0 holy night, from thee I learn to hear
What man has born before;
Thcu layest thy finger on the lips of care,
And they complain no more."
"The Reaper and the Flowera," that beautiful poem
on the death of children—
"lt was for the Lord of Paradise
Ho bound them in his she aye',"

" The Footsteps of Angels" and " The Beleaguered
City" are the subjects of the remaining plates. The
execution of tome of these illustrations is very in
ferior to the conception—in " The Footsteps of
Angels," for example, those solemn and tender lines
which of themselves conjure up a picture such as few
painters could pourtray :
"Ere the evening lamps are lighted,
And like phantoms grim and tall
Shadows from the fitful fire-light
Dance upon the parlour wall,
"Then the forms of the departed
Enter at the open door;
The beloved, the true-hearted,
Come to visit me once more.

"And with them the being beauteous,
Who unto my youth was given,
More than all things elso to love me,
And is now a saint in heaven.
"With a slow and noiseless footstep
• Comes that messenger divine,
Takes the vacant chair beside me,
Lays her gentle hand in mine."
These lines, as illustrated by Mrs. Lees, are very far
from doing justice to the poet's idea. Yet it Mr.
Longfellow might be justified in complaining of the
treatment he has received in one or two of these illus-
trations, the very production and publication of this
elegant volume is another proof of the high estima-
tion in which the true-hearted author of the " Pealm
of Life" is held in the old country.

SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE.
EGHA RACES.—YESTERDAY.
The effect of a marked improvement in the card was
apparent in the number of well-filled special trains dis-
patched yesterday morning from the Waterloo-bridge
terminus, and in the company assembled on the course;
that it wes up to the mark in fashiorables, or that the
betting fraternity showed iu as much force as usual, we
do not say, but, numerically, it has not been exceeded
for many years; the meeting, therefore, irrespective of
the racing. may be said to have gone off with tolerable
success. The managers are entitled to praise for their
irons to promote sport, and to " make things go plea-
sent" to the visitors. They would have succeeded better
had there been a sufficient number of police to keep the
course properly, and to check the pickpockets. The
robberies were carried on with a boldness and success
which reminded us of the " good old times," and elicited
complaints from all quarters.
The racing commenced shortly after two o'clock, and
terminated at five.
Chtedicap Sweepstakes of 10 sore. each, 5 fr, with 30
added. One mile.
Lord Exeter's Visite, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb ...(W. Harlock) 1
Mr. Lumley's Hood, 3 yrs, 6A (J. Smith) 2
Mr. Bingley's Christiana, 4 yrs, Bst slh (Thick) 3
Mr. Carew's CEdipus' 4 yrs, 7st 91b...(8. Sherwood) 4
Major Martyn's The 11100 r, gat 61b (W. Abdale) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Visite-2 to 1 agst Christiana—
and 3to 1 agst Edipus. A very fine race between the
first three; terminated in favour of Visite by a neck,
Hood beating Christiana by a head.
Queen's Plate of 100 gs.; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four,
9st 11h; five, 9st 1111); six and aged, lOst 21b. Two
miles and a die.
Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 3 yrs (T Mann) 1
Major Martyn's The Swede, 3 yrs (G. Brown) 2
Count Batthyany's Valentine, 3 yrs (Crouch) 3
Sir G. Lleethcote's cby Velocipede, 3 yrs (Sherwood) 4
Betting-7 to 4ou Tee Swede, and sto 2 agst Little
Jack; the others not backed. Little Jack made strong
running from end to end, and won in a canter by three
lengths. Run in 3 min. 47 sees.
The Railway Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added; for
two yrs old, sst 81b; three, 7st 91b; four, Bst 71b;
five, Bst 101 b; six and aged, Bit 121 b; mares and
geldings allowed 31b; winners extra; the winner to pay
5 Boss. to the fund, and to be sold fur 100 aovs. if de-
manded, and allowance if to be sold for less. (6 Subs.)
Mr. Roberts's Heroine, 4 yrs (50/.). 7st 91b (Brown) 1
Mr. Death's Montpensier, 6 yrs (501.), Bst (Abdale) 2
Mr. H. N. Powell's Fisticuff, (501.), 7st 111 h (Sharp) 3
Mr. Humphries's Carbuncle, (501.), 7st 41b (Cheawss) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Heroine, and 6 to 4 agst Mont-
pensive Heroine made nearly all the running, and won
in a canter by three lengths.
The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 SM. each, 15 ft,
and only 5 if declared, with 50 added; the winner to
pay 15 soya. to the judge, and to subscribe to the race
in 1851. Two miles and a distance. (20 Subs., 11 of
wham declared.)
Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalie, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Pettit) 1
Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 3 yrs, ist 21b...(J. Mann) 2
Mr. Francis's Repletion, 4 yrs, Bet 71b...( Abdale) 3
Betting—Even on St. Rosalie, and 5 to 4 agst Little
Jack. Little Jack cut out the work at a bad pace to the
distance, where he was joined by the favourite and Re-
pletion, the former taking up the running half-way- up,
and winning easily by three lengths. Run in 4 min.
7 secs..
The Egbane Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added; for
three years old, 7st; tour, Set 4:ti; five, Bst 10lb; six
and aged, 9st Ilb. Mares and geldings allowed 31b;
winner. extra; the winner to be sold for 300 sot's, it
demanded, and allowances if to be sold for less.
Heats, one mile.
Mr. Payne's Brington, 4st 91b (to be sold for 50/.) 1 1
Mr. Barnsbottom's Beebee Bunno, 7st 41b (1001.) 4 2
Mr. S. Scott's Marquis of Conynghaw, Sat 71b(50/.) 3 3
Mr. Carew's Normanton, 4 yrs, Est Illb (1001.) 5 4
Mr. Lumley's Hood, 3 yrs, sst (501.)
Each heat won by two lengths. The winner was sold
by auction for 701.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
4 to 1 egst Tophana (taken 18 to 1 egat Miss Ann
freely)

ST. LEGER.
Even on Voltigeur 18 to 1 agst Cyprus
sto 1 agst Pitsford(taken) 20 to 1 agst Bolingbroke
9 to 1 agst Beehunter
CANTERBURY RACES.—THIIRSDAY.
The City Members' Plate of 501. Heats, one mile and
a half. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Richardson na Nutbrown, 3 yrs (Plummer) 1 1
Mr. Higgins's California, 4 yrs (C. Boyce) 2 2
Mr. Sherrard's Florence Dombey, 6 yrs (Etwall) 3 dr
East Kent Handicap of 10 sous. each, 5 fc, and 2 only it
declared, with 80 added; the winner to pay 10 sov,
towards expenses, and the second to receive 201.

About two miles. (19 Subs., 7of whom declared.)
Mr. Hawkins's Marchioness 4 yrs, 6st (Sherrard) 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's Rodney, 4 yrs, 7st (Dockeray) 2
Mr. Hooper na Landseer, 4 yrs, 6st .(Lowe) 3
Mr. Anderson na f by Redshank, 3 yrs, sst 121 b 4
The Ramsgate Plate of 301., added to a Sweepstakes of
3 soli& each; the whiner to be sold for 2001. Heats,
one mile and n half. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Hornsby's Old Fox. (150/.)(C. Hornsby, jun.) 1 1
Mr. Simmonds's Dan Tucker, 5) rs (501.) (Et wall) 2 dr
Mr. Anderson's Diane, 3 yrs (50/)...(0. Mann) 0 dr
The Ladies' Purse, with a Sweepstakes of 2 soya.
each added (6 Subs.), was won in a canter by Dan
Tucker, 5 yrs; lOst 6lb (Mr. Simmonds), beating Laay
Fordwick, aged, and two others not placed.