25 Chetwynd Street

Madame Büsst gave her first pupils concert at the Athenteum Hall, Collins street, on Wednesday evening, November 26, in the presence of a large and fashionable audience. The programme containing eighteen numbers opened with a Double Duo for two pianos, Haydn’s twenty-first symphony spiritedly played by Misses Ross, Pinkus, Simonsen, and Mr. F. Pett. In consequence of Madame Simonsen’s indisposition her place was ably filled by Mr. Jules Simonsen, who was twice recalled for an exquisite rendering of “The Garonne.” In a bracketed number ” Arabesque and Eglogue,” and ” La Castagnette, Miss Florrie Simonsen created a most favorable impression, her touch and execution being both clear

and brilliant. Madame Büsst and Mr. Max Klein, were loudly applauded for a fine performance on the piano and violin of “Andante Oon Variationi, Finale Presto,” Kreutza Sonata op. 45, Beethoven. The interest of the evenine was centred on the appearance of Master Aylmer Büsst a child of seven years, and possessed of decided musical genius, who far surpassed the genius expectation, and delighted his hearers with a clever and brilliant performance (without book) of Clementi’s Sonata in C, playing as an encore a charming little “Bohemian Air,” by Carl Czerne, after which he was literally deluged with beautiful floral tributes. The programme, though some what lengthy, was listened to with attention throughout, the pupils assisting giving ample evidence of the excellence of their training. Immediately after the fourth number in the second part, a pleasing ceremony took place, when Mr. Thompson came forward, and, on behalf of her pupils, presented Madame Büsst with a very handsome gold bracelet.

Impersonating tub Police.— At the North Melbourne court yesterday, two young men named John M’Sweeny and James M’Donald were charged with impersonating the police. William Busst stated that he resided in Chetwynd-street, West Melbourne, Early on Sunday he was walking along Peel-street, North Melbourne, on bis way home, in company with a man named Alexander Cameron, when prisoners ran across from tbe opposite side of the street, and M’Donald seized witness’s han and said, “Hullo, where are you off to?” Busst told bim to mind bis own business, whereupon the defendant replied that they were detectives, and wanted to see the others home. Constable Stallard stated that his attention was attracted to the group of men by the noise they were making. He heard Cameron say he would fight the defendants even if they were detectives. M’Sweeny and Cameron were under tbe influence of liquor, but the rest of the party were sober. Stallard then arrested tbe prisoners. They were fined 20s, or seven days in gaol.