The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-30 00:00:00

INTERESTING TO LADIES.

To Messrs. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden, London.
Percy-place, Landport, Portsmouth, April 4, -844.
Gentlemen,—l think it but an act of jnstice to inform
you of the benefit I have derived from the use of your
admirable Macassar Oil. About six months ago I found
ray hair getting daily more weak and thin, and much
discoloured, from a practice I had adopted of wetting it
continually ; fearing that I should lose it entirely, and
hearing of the efficacy of your Macassar Oil, I have for
some time past constantly used it, and the result is, that
my hair is now perfectly restored and much improved
in appearance and colour, having become thick, dark, and
glossy ; it also curls freely without the use of paper,
which it never did before. To all my friends I have
warmly recommended your Macassar Oil as an e.zcellent
restorative and preservative
.for the hair. As I have an
objection to see my name in print, I beg you will not
publish it; but you are at liberty to show this letter, or
make any other use you please of it, and refer applicants
to me, if necessary, in proof of the efficacy of your Ma-
cassar Oil.—Your obedient servant,

Rowland's Macassar Oil preserves and reproduces the
Hair ; prevents it from falling offor turning Grey ;
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Changes Grey Hair to ts Original Colour ; frees it
from Scurf and Dandriff, and makes it beautifully soft
and curly.
Ask for " Rowland's Macassar Oil."
All others Aro fraudulut eouhterfsits.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.
Yesterday forenoon, at eleven o'clock, a commission
de lunatic° inquirendo was opened before Mr. Conn;
which
Colonel Winslow and a jury of fifteen gentlemen,, 4
Colonel Gant was fo, em'.n (and ..,I:,dth ,:onslsten
several magistrates of the cowdy of Middlesex), at
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Manor House, Green-lane, Stoke Newington, as to Tll,
state of mind of Mr. George Porter, aged 46, fulnerki
a merchant carrying on business in the City of London,
but described in the commission as late of Totteebsoi
and at present residing in Phillip-street, Kingsland-09
The commission was sued out at the instance of X.ILI'A
Porter, the wife of the alleged lunatic, and was supporw"
by Mr. Bateman, of the Chancery bar. Mr. Porter 1111.
unrepresented by Counsel.
Mr. William May, a member of the Society of FrielAd
was first called, and said he resided at Tottenham, sino
had known Mr. George Porter for seventeen years.
first attended him on account of his mind in the mono
of May, 1837. When he saw him he found his prinwri:
fit.
tang was that he had a few days before, whilst
ting in his apartment, seen two tablets similar to tilt
on which the ten commandments were written
churches, appear in a flash of lightning on the IT:
and on them he saw inscribed words from the 1_,7
chapter of Hebrews, 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th Yert7i,
and which he repeated with great fluency. He
never known Mr. Porter free from that delusl
since. Shortly after he was taken with this malady
saw Mr. Porter, with Dr. Sutherland, sen.,.. and
six months he was removed from home and P, nio
under the care of his cousin, Mr. Samuel Porter.
saw him in July last in Phillip-street, and on being 5
troduced Mr. Porter suddenly rose as he pat outer
hand to shake hands, and exclaimed, No, no, 14
May, you have been the cause of my being here."
subsequently became more reconciled, and in conTerfo
tion repeated the delusion about the wall, and said
rag
had lost his soul ; and that in consequence of the Irv,
on the wall he knew that it was cast into utter percbtio,
Another delusion was, that his brains no longer exist,
but that there was a bird inside his head which 11,
communicated with by a gentle spring from his be°7„
and which was acted upon by the fiend. He would sLI;
declare that his tongue had been melted out of
mouth, in consequence of his blasphemies. He invarisbv/1
believed that the writing on the wall was his conde4
tion, and his mind has in consequence become 1"
morbid state.
By the COMMISBIONER—He enjoys good health. It
is rational in other respects. He admits his ovalli
capacity to manage his affairs, and I believe him 01'
incapable of doing so.
Mr. Samuel Porter, the cousin of the unfOrt.siEthe
gentleman, deposed that he would sometimes of*
vessels in his skull had burst. There was a fiend ills'
him who pulled a string and kept his heart in motion"
Further evidence having been given by Dr. Sullies,
land, and the unfortunate gentleman having been is
duced to the commissioner and jury, the jury ultit0110;,
returned a verdict, " That Mr. George Porter is °I hi§
sound mind, and incapable of managing himself or 0
affairs, and has been so since the 10th of June, 1837'