The uuiconic or a council 01 *ir ieu 10 inn discovery that the nllr«atlon ivaa unfounded, and li ended In an ultimatum to ths rocto1, 1‘nleHi ha w ithdrew his ungenerous remarks there would be a strike 011 Sunday, November ll, when special **»ryfcc* were being held, and nevcral bl*h op* were arriving In 'ho town The rcr\or, however ««• rlrtlno'. TUo -ii.h- accordingly took place, .mil ih« ihureh wan almost nuielcb-ts al the special n rv.ee*. • •••••A fail* correapainltmi .\rlt-s -I.a I-e-Bende dr l‘Or, a symphonic pi tun* adapt-ed by Alfred Bruneau from a act ne In hU opera, Me**ldor—produce I In IV97—on Krnlie Zulu's libretto, and pUyvd for the nr*, time py Mr Colon no on November 11. exhibit* splendid richness of colouring. and 1 full of musical Imagination. The only fault I found wan with the programme, which told u long arorj of the Virgin, the tlhlid, thn Quet-n. and the I .over, supposed to bo dc-scribed by the music. Hut, of course, one wa.i not compelled to read the story, and could be content to listen to Itruneau's rich harmonies, tremendous polyphony, and daring combinations—always In correct tamo, und always vivid and fir»h. The orchestra.