19 APRIL 1845, Page 13

Mr. Russell is enlivening and instructing the evening visiters at

the Polytechnic Institution with a Lecture on Singing, that most amateurs, and some professional vocalists, might benefit by attending. Mr. Russell's illustrations of the prevalent defects of private and public singers are made amusing by his mimetic talent; and the anecdotes and songs with which he varies his useful " hints " render his lecture generally entertaining.