The English vocalists find separate entertainments, in which story and
song are combined, the most popular and profitable. Mr. LOVER has brought out a new budget of national melodies and anecdotes, which he christens the Irish Brigade : hilarious echoes responded to their rattling fire of jokes, and whenever the Irish Brigade has a field-day- appropriately numbered among Irish Evenings—the corps will come off with flying colours. Mr. WILSON has also produced a new entertainment of Scottish song, the Jacobite Relics; affording a rich fund of characteristic melodies united with sweet poetry and racy humour. It carries us to the very foun- tain-head of this peculiar inspiration—goes so far back as the Notice of Billicrankie and Slieriffmuir, and comes so far down as the eve of the '45. Wu.sott appears to have taken a new lease of his voice, so fresh and sound does it ring upon the ear—we never heard it to more advan- tage tit= Ai; week.
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