The Sun. — 1837-12-08 (London, England)

DRAMATIC BONNE BOUCITE.— A tragedy is announced as forthcoming at one of the German theatres, which, it is said, will excel everything yet produced in attractions, horrors, and novelties. This drama, which is the work of a lady, wiil contain six robberies, three murders, one half suicide, one miracle, four poisonings, eight ghosts, two incests, a condemnation to death, and forcible abductions without loinben The authoress of so interesting a picture of social life rejoices irk the names of Mad. Cecilia Georgina Carolina Taverhia llcelve, and the play is called Jakob Lynch.—Gerhian Paper. On Saturday considerable excitement was caused' in the Commercial-road, near the wooden-bridge, Pimlico, in consequence of a fire being discovered at the residence of Mr. Allen, of No. 26, in the same road. It appears that the screams of children were first heard in the house, and immediately afterwards smoke and flames were seen through the first flcor windows. The neighbours knocked at the door violently, without its being opened. Information was instantly sent to the Engine-house in Elizabeth-street, and Covington, an active officer of the Grosvenor-place district, repaired to the premises with the engine. A ladder had been obtained in the interim, and man, after breaking in the sash of the window, entered through the gh the smoke into the room, when a shocking sight presented itself. Five child; en were in the room, one was Vino. on the floor, burnt in the most frightful manner, and nearly dead. The clothes of two of the other children were on fire, and the furniture and the walls were enveloped in flames. By the courageous exertions of Covington, and others, the fire was got under, and the whole of the children removed out of the house. One, a fine little girl, seven years old, expired a few hours afterwards at St. George's Hospital, the others still survive. The children had been locked in the room by their parents who had gone out with a horse and gig; the eldest of the children, a girl, nine years of age, having charge of the rest. Thursday a Commission of Lunacy was held at the Gray's Inn Coffee-house, before Commissioners Phillimore, Murray, and Winslow, to inquire into the state of mind of Mr. John Henry Frolick, jun. of Hanover-street, Ilanover-square. From the evidence of Dr. Sutherland, who had professionally attended him, and John Bull, one of the keepers at a lunatic asylum where he had been confined, it appeared that Mr. Frolick had been of unsound mind from the 20th of October, 1834. The un'ortunate gentleman had told both the above witnesses that he was going to be married to a Miss Bedward, who, he said, was Empress of the World," that title having been conferred upon her for having written a translation gf the Bible, and being the authoress of many valuable works. About twelve months ago be, unperceived, obtained a knife, and cut a piece out of his side as large as a half-erotyn piece, and cxhibiked it to John Bull, the keeper, and told him that it was a token of hie ardent attachment for Miss &Award. He was also in the habit of bnit4lig: up his hands close to the bars of the grate, and would thrust theta ir4,9 00 fire, utterly regardless of the consequence. The jury returned a vsrd'Act_ That Mr. Prolick was of unsound mind, and had been so s-ce Oc. " ace tober 20, I 834."