The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-20 00:00:00

GREECE.

ATHENS, Nov. SO.—Yesterday morning M. Sill-
vergo, the newly-appointed Minister of Finance, went
mad while attending a Council of Ministers. I be-
lieve but there is no doubt that the Greek Government
money matters are quite as deranged as the Minister.
Hear-Admiral Sir Francis Mason, in her 31ajesty's
line-of-battle ship Howe, is at anchor in the Pincus
harbour, as is also the Scout, the Hon. Captain Drum-
mond. The French Admiral Lasusse is also in th©
Pirams with two line-of-battle ships, but is enected
to leave in a few days for Toulon. her Majesty's
sister is arrived, and will remain here during the
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Siu,—l have just perused a copy of Col. Thornp•
son's " Exercises, political and oilers," and through
your columns would suggest the propriety of the
League adopting them, and presenting a copy of them
through private individuals (of course members of the
League), to the principal reading-rooms, Mechanic6'
Institutes, &c., of the kingdom, or at least to the
agricultural ones.—Yours, &c., A LEAGUER.
Newcastle, Dec. 13.

A DRUNKARD'S FATE..—On Saturday evening Mr.
Payne held an inquest in the Compter, Giltspur-street,
on the body of Richard Bailey, aged thirty-one, lately
a porter in the service of Mr. Hart, wine-merchant,
of Fenehurch-street. It appeared that the deceased
had an uncontrollable propensity for ardent spirits,
which in the end rendered him dishonest. On Satur-
day week he lost his situation, and being suspected of
having robbed his late master, the police received In-
formation of the suspicion. In consequence they
watched him, and on Wednesday night one of their
body met him in the City, carrying a two-gallon
stone bottle, which he dropped as soon as the con-
stable accosted him. The contents consisted of
whisky, which he said he was taking, by his " mas-
ter's" orders, to a person in Broad-street. This
statement proved untrue, and the deceased was lodged
in the station, where during the night he was much
excited, and otherwise indisposed. The next day he
was taken before the Lord Mayor, and remanded to
the Compter until Monday (this dad). The moment
he entered the prison his indisposition was perceived,
and lie was placed in the infirmary, and attended to
by the medical officer, but he died on Friday. Mr.
M'Alurdo, the prison surgeon, said be examined the
body internally, and found disease of the brain and
liver, the result of hard drinking. Deceased had
confessed his propensity to ardent spirits, and said
that shortly before his apprehension he had swallowed
a large quantity. Death was to be attributed to great
excitemeut, the consequence of recent immoderate
drinking of raw spirit. Verdict--" Died from exces-
sive drinking.
A letter from Verviers, of the lath December, says:
—We learn that the works on the iron railway, from
Pepinstee to the Prussian frontier, have just been
totally suspended, and all the workmen dismissed by
the contractors, who, it is said, were no longer paid.
and disagree with the Government on various points-
In consequence of these unhappy differences, about
two thousand workmen will be throw n out of loy-
Inca in the midst of the winter. We hope the Go-
vernment will lose nu time in putting an cud to the"
differences.