The Court Circular of Saturday last contains the following announcement:
" Balmoral Castle, May 25.—Yesterday being the anniversary of the Queen's Birthday, the Crathie choir came to the Castle in the morning,
and sang the following selection of music in honour of the day The standard on the braes '; Loudon's bonnie woods and braes '; My heather hills '; • WW1' be King but Charlie '? ; ' The bonny hills of Scotland '; ' Comin' through the rye ' ; ' Johnnie Cope' ; ' Ca.' the yowes to the knowes ' ; The Blue Bells of Scotland' ; National Anthem."
When shall we read in the Court Circular some such announce- ment as this ?—
a Rostrevor Castle, May 25.—Yesterday being the anniversary of the Queen's Birthday, the choir of Kilbroney Convent came to the Castle in the morning, and sang the following selection of music in honour of
the day Up with the Green Flag ' ; Fare you well, Killeavy ; ' The harp that once through Tam's Halls '; ' Who fears to speak of Ninety- Eight ? " The fair hills of holy Ireland '; ' I am asleep, and don't waken
me '; Byrne of Ballymanus '; 0 woman of three cows agragh!'
• Let Erin remember the days of old '; National Anthem."
Never, we apprehend. But certainly the blame, if blame there be, does not rest with the Kilbroney choir, who would, no doubt, be only too delighted to have such an opportunity of expressing their loyalty,—and that, too, it may be admitted, in finer poetry and a richer music, than their cadet brethren, the Celts of Crathie, use and enjoy.
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