22 NOVEMBER 1851, Page 9

The first concert of the Orchestral Society, which was to

have taken place at St. Martin's Hall on Monday evening, was at the eleventh hour postponed sine die. The cause of this unexpected failure has not been explained ; but it is believed to have arisen from the conduct of cer- tain members of the orchestra, who had improperly made engagements with M. jullien incompatible with their duty to the society of which they were members, and had not made this known till it was too late to supply their places.