The Sun. — 1842-02-10 (London, England)

MIS UZI/LANE° US.  The Forty.eighth Anniversary of the Licensed Victuallers' So. ciety was celebrated on Tuesday, at White Conduit House, when between 400 and 500 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The Secretary read the Report, from which it appeared that since the establish. ment of this excellent Institution the enormous sum of 216,7451. had been distributed fur different charitable purposes. On the motion of Mr. Ewart a return has been ordered by the House of Commons of the number of perscres executed, fur alt crimes in London and Middlesex, during triennial periods front 1821 up to 1839, together with the number of persons committed for murder in the same periods respectively. The solemnities observed on Ash Wednesday of old in the Church were severe and exemplary. Silence was observed; coin. mon prayers used, and ashes and holy water sprinkled on the heads of the Monks, the Priests saying, "Remember you are but dust, and to dust you must return." On that evening, also, boys used to run about with firebrands and torches.  A fire broke out at Drontheim cn the 23d inst., when 300 houses and the hospital were consumed.  The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has issued a commission to inquire into the state and circumstances of all the public charities in Dublin receiving Parliamentary aid, and the sums voted for the maintenance of which form a portion of the annual estimates.  - On Saturday morning last, the guard of the Limerick mail-coach was severely wounded on the Moneygall road, by a shot from a blunderbuss, discharged from behind a ditch.  The splendid presents made to the Prince and Princess Esterhazy, arrived from Venice and liatisbon, and displayed on Monday evening at Lady Jersey's, were valued at P 2,000/. The most magnificent were a beautiful tiara of the purest diamonds, and a rich necklace of pearls. The boy Jones has again vanished in a most mysterious manner. He left home in a clean shirt on Friday morning last, since when he has not been seen, though a letter has been received from hint, bearing the Portsmouth post-mark, stating that he is going to sea again. The letter is supposed to have been writen at the dictation of others. We dare say that the boy will be again found shortly in Buckingham Palace.  Mr, Wakley, alluding to the recent railway accidents, observed on Tuesday in the House of Commons, that " when one or two Lords had lost their lives, the House would be disposed to sympathise with them; but until some noblemen had been sacrificed, he had no hope that the House would pass such a law as the case required."—Such being the case, we wculd respectfully hint to the patriotic. Duke of Buckii.gham the propriety of his allowing himself to be smashed or blown up on a railway, by way of attracting public attention to the subject. His Grace's loss could not be supplied, and he would have the proud satisfaction of knowing that, like the Roman Curtius, he offered himself up a victim to the public good !  We are glad to learn there is no probability of altering the penny-postage to # oz. There is very little doubt but that, the vacant see of Ossory will be conferred upon the Venerable Archdeacon of Dublin, Dr. Torrens. The valuable living of St. Peter's, in this city, will fall to the Government, and the proper allocation of this causes the delay in the public announcement of the new bishop. The clergymen named are Doctors Elrirtgton, Vig_ nolles, and Daly. The first is the choice of the Lord Primate; the second, the !first chaplain to his Excellency, and Dean of the Chapel Royal; the third, one of the litigant parties for the Deanery of St. Patrick.  GLACIARIUM ARTIFICIAL ICE 1 --This beautiful invention has fully established itself in public estimation, nearly 10,000 persons of the first character having inspected it, and testified their approbation of its merits. The private view will shortly close previous to its being carried out on the magnificent scale contemplated. In the list of visitors for the last few days are Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Marquis of Stafford, Viscount Chelsea, Sir Edward Parry, Sir Walter and Lady Blunt, Lady M'Gregor, Hon. W. Fitzroy, Hon Mr. Wombwell, Baron de Rectouch, Sir Henry Calder, Captain Bosanquet, Captain Durtiett, Mr. Faraday, &e.