The Sun. — 1838-06-02 (London, England)

CONCERT.  One of the best concerts given during the present season was Miss Cooper's, (her annual benefit) which took place, last evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms. Judging from the crowded, brilliant, and fashionable audience who filled the rooms, we should say that Miss Cooper holds a very high position in public estimation. Most assuredly this pa. tronage was well deserved, not only by the personal talents and acquirements of the lady herself, but by the excellent programme which she presented for the evening's entertainment. To speak first of the fair beng:ficiare—her accomplishments, both as a vocalist and instrumental performer, are of the highest order; her voice is clear and melodious, pos. seising great compass, and is capable ofbeing modulated into a rich variety ofsweet and musical tones: nor is there wanting that perfect and easy execution so indispensable to the effective display of vocal talent. The facility with which Miss Cooper executed some most difficult movements really surprised us. This was particularly manifested in her singing of that delightful aria of Mozart's most beautiful II Don Giovanni, " Non mi die," which was given with a purity of style and richness of tone that merit the warmest encomium. In a quartetto from Rossini's Guillaume Tell, " In questa navicella," Miss Cooper (in conjunction with Miss Lanza, Signor Castellan, and Herr Kroft) proved that she could equally accomplish concerted pieces. The duet " Folg*dem freunde mit ver. tiaven," from that noble composition of the German school, Spohr's Faust, was (for the first time in this country) ably sung by Miss Cooper and Herr Kroff, and was much applauded. Another excellent piece, a terzetto, " 0 dolce cam istante." (Cimarosa) was finely given by Miss Cooper, Miss Lanza, and Mr. Wilson. This reminds us of Mr. Wilson's " My Boyhood's Home," from Rooke's delightful English Amilie ; it is a charming little ballad, and is excellently sung by Wilson. It was well matched by Miss Cooper's " Happy Land" (Rimbault), and the best things of the whole. A grand duet " L'ltalie et L'lrlande," flute and harp, Herr, Ernst, and Mr. F. Chatterton, was, perhaps, the best performance on these pleasing instruments we ever heard : it was rapturously applauded. The instrumental portions of the entertainment were indeed unusually excellent. Not the least admirable was Miss Cooper's performance on the piano forte ; while Lindley, on the violoncello, Barrett, on 'the oboe, arid Baur. nam on the bassoon, played on their respective instruments in most masterly style. We must not forget some comic duets between Miss Cooper and De Begnis, which were encored—nor an Improvisazione by Signor Pistrueci, which excited great admiration and amusement.  L _ esterday morning tne greatest excitement prevailed in Clare-market and its neighbourhood, in consequence of the circulation of a report that the mangled remains of a human being had been discovered in a narrow passage leading from Clare street into Denzel-street. At nine o'clock in the morning more thau two hundred persons had collected in Denzel-street, and thelobject of curiosity lay by the side of the curb-stone. Its appearance greatly resembled the trunk of a human being, the head being severed, and within the inclosure of the ribs were perceptible the heart, liver, &c, Information was immediately forwarded to Bow-stret Police.office, and proper persons sent to investigate the matter. The result was that the cause of such universal horror was nothing more than the body of a sturgeon. This was confirmed by Mr. Ingram, a respectable fishmonger of Clare-street; but even this assurance was insufficient to remove the idea which seemed fixed in the minds of the bystanders, that it was a portion of a human being who had been foully murdered. By twelve o'clock the crowd had increased to such a degree as to render the street completely impassable, and many came from distant parts of the metropolis to obtain a sight of the sup_ posed human fragment. On the repeated assurances of some medical gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood, however, the incredulous multitude began to disperse--a movement which was greatly assisted by a verylhwy shower of rain, which commenced about three o'clock, A  THE SUN, LONDON, S