The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

TEA.—The market is steady, and the deliYeries last
week were large.

COAL MARK E
Bate's West Hartley 14s Od
Chester Main l3s 9d
Dipton Tanfield l2s 6d
Ilasting's Hartley l4s 9d
Nelson's West Hartley 14s 9d
North Percy Hartley l4s
North Pontop
New Tantield l4s Od
South Peareth
South Pontop
Tanfield Moor Butes l4s Od
Townlev 145 9d
West Wvlam
Wall's End, &c
_ _ _

Bewicke and Co l4, 9d'

, T. --- Y F-STERIIA Y.

Brown's Gas . l2s Cod
Eden Main . ]6s Od
l3raddvll'a Iletton l3s 9d
East Hetton
Haswell l7B 9d
lletton
Lambton
Russell's Hetton
Stewart's
Kelloc
rhornley
Adelaide Tees
gees ..... 17a Od
West Cornforth ........ 21a Od
Ships at market... 303

CROSBY HALL.

A new aspirant for fame in the walk of Scottish
Song, trod so successfully and almost exclusively by
Wilson, appeared here last night in the person of a
Mr. Cooper, from Edinburgh. Of course a compa-
rison with Wilson would be " odious," and a severe
criticism of a first appearance before an English
audience, or at least, an audience in England, would
be ungenerous; but Cooper, with a voice of consider-
able power and sweetness, wants culture; his singing
is too boisterous, too uproarious, and his enunci-
ation of some of the Scotch words coarse, and
grating harshly on the ear, even of a " brither
Scot." To sing some of our Scottish songs
effectively, there is no doubt a degree of enthusiasm
reAuired which it is difficult to control; but this is
vastly different from that vehemence of tone and
manner so indicative of a want of taste and a correct
appreciation of true musical expression. Mr. Cooper's
best songs were " Johnny Cope," " Caller Herring,"
and " Muirland Willie," which certainly developed
powers, which, by cultivation and refinement, might
yet become attractive. His musical abilities are
good, his faults, we think, are remediable; he has
some of the elements of success about him ; let
him study a neater pronunciation of his words,
(his short readings, introducing each song, were very
bad)—be less boisterous in his language and gestures,
and although his audience last night were evidently
disposed to " be to his faults a little kind," we pro-
mise him that his next appearance will be much more
effective.

Of Mrs. Cooper, who took part in the entertain•
meet—an arrangement we do not much admire—we
would desire to speak favourably. She sang several
songs rather prettily, "Logan Water" in particular.
We thought she sang tremulously, and wanted life
and energy, but she did sufficient to prove that she
could de better.

DEATH OF PRINCE ALBERT'S GRABDMOTIIEL
The Court has been thrown into the deepest mourning
by the account received yesterday, by special messenger,
Baron Bran.tenstein, of the sudden demise of the
Dowager Duchess of Saxe Gotha and Altenbourg, the
maternal grandmother of his Royal Highness Prince
Albert. Her Royal Highness was sister of the late
Elector of Hesse, and grandchild of the sister of George
11. She died at Gotha on the 22d inst., in her 77th year,
lamented and revered by all who knew her. The life of
this estimable lady was devoted to acts of charity, and
she has died leaving the whole of her property to the
poor of the town of Gotha.