8 DECEMBER 1855, page 11

Topics Of The Day . .

TILE COMPENSATIONS. Is it peace ? Some say that the war cannot be carrried on, for want of money here and of will there, and that we must be con- tent with terms already......

The Amateur Musical Society Gave A Concert Ois Monday...

Its concerts are among the fashionable entertainments of the 'season," and this is the first time they have been tried at this period of the year. The Society flourishes, and......

M. Jullien Had His "mozart Night" On Wednesday. He Gave

an ad- mirable selection from the master's works,—including two of his finest symphonies, the E flat and the "Jupiter" played entire ; the great con- certo in E flat, finely......

Tkratrts Out Ain't.

The peculiar talent of Mr. Robson in giving tragic expression to the dilemmas of mere farce is amply shown in a new piece produced at the Olympic with the title Tire .Pounds......

Parisiais Theatricals.

The well-known dramatists MM. Anicet Bourgeois and Idrien De- courcelle having united their talents to good purpose in the composition of La Tole de la liaison, (the Little......

A Version Of Mr. Ainsworth's Llookwood Has Been Produced At

Astley's; and comes in favourable contrast to the battle-pieces that preceded it, in- asmuch as it is really a dramatic work, with a dramatic purpose, and not a mere succession......