The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

THE LATE MR T. GRENVILLE

It will be seen from the following codicil to the will
of the late Right Hon. Thomas Grenville that he has
bequeathed his valuable library to theßritish Mus( um :
" I, the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, do make, pub •
lish, and declare this as end for a further codic:l to my
last will and testament. With the warmest continued
affection to the Duke of Buckingham and to my family,
I feel it incumbent upon me, on further consideration, to
cancel the bequest of my library and bookcases as cot:-
tained in my will. A great part of my library has been
purchased from the profits of a sinecure office given to
me by the public, and I feel it to be a debt and a duty
that I should acknowledge this obligation by giving that
library so acquired to the British Museum, for the use of
the public. I do, therefore, by this codicil, revoke the
bequest contained in my will of my library to my great
nephew Richard Duke of Buckingham and Chandos for life,
with remainder to the senior male descendant of the head
of my family as an heir- loom ; and I do hereby gi, e and
bequeath my library, such as it may be at the time of
my death, to the trustees of the British Museum, for the
purposes thereof and benefit of the public. But Ido not
mean thereby' to disturb the bequest made by my will to
the said Duke of such of my letters and papers as my ex-
ecutors may, on examination, consider as worth being
added to the large manuscript collection at Stone. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th
day of October, 1845.
" Duly attested.
ALARMING FIRE AT BROMLEY, NEAR. BOW

" THOMAS GRENVILLE.'

Oa Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, a fire broke out
upon the extensive premises in the occupation of Messrs.
Samuel Berger and Co., starch-manufacturers, situate in
Devon's•lane, Bromley, near Bow, Middlesex. It ap-
pears from inquiries instituted upon the spot, that flames
were first perceived, by some one passing along the lane,
to be issuing from the midst of the pile of building im-
mediately over the drying stoves. In a very short time
afterwards a huge body of fire appeared, and from the
fierceness with which it burned fears were entertained
fur the safety of the whole building and its valuable
contents. Without any delay information of the occur-
rence was sent to Mr. Fogo, the foreman of the eastern
division of the London fire-engine establishment, who
arrived as soon as possible at the scene, followed
by the engine from Schoolhouse-lane, and the West
of England one from the Waterloo-road. By prompt
measures the fury of the fire was allayed, and every
particle of the fire was eventually extinguished. Not-
withstanding the effective measures above named were
put so readily into requisition, much damage is done to
the stock and building. One of tha drying stoves is
quite burnt out, and the other is materially damaged, and
the roof in both cases is burned through. A consider-
able quantity of the stock in trade is destroyed, and a
great deal of starch wrapped in paper for drying before
sent out so much injured as to be comparatively worth-
less. The proprietors are insured for 3,0001. in the Sun
and Imperial Offices. From all that can be learned,
there appears to be no doubt that the fire originated
through the overheating of the drying stove.
WESTSIINSTER-BRIDGE.—We know not whether it
be on account of its vicinity to the Houses of Parlia-
ment, but so it is, that political journals at present
appear to take a lively interest in the state and pros-
pects of Westminster bridge. After being long closed,
it is now re• opened, of which we are very glad, from a
habit, we suppose, of liking to go upon old ways. A
good deal of criticism has been expended on the pre-
sent appearance of the bridge, but it appears to us that
it is as convenient for traveliing over as it ever was, and
that a much better view of the river is obtained from it
than there u_ed to be in the days of the ballustrade
and boarding. But the stability of the structure is an
other affair, and it certainly ought to be more carefully
attended to than it appears to be, if the statement of our
correspondent, " Observer," in another column, be cor-
rect. Great discussion is carried forward as to
the proper site of the new Westminster-bridge which
is to be built. A considerable number incline to the
site of the present bridge, and to that we should have no
objection, only that it would be highly inconvenient to
the bridge builders to build a new bridge on the site of
the present one, while the present one remains standing,
and no less inconvenient to the public to have the pre-
sent bridge pulled down, and then to have to wait, we
know not how long, till the new one should be com-
pleted. We do not care how near the site of the pre-
sent bridge the new one may be, but we should be very
unwilling to part with the present bridge (all its defects

notwithstanding) until another is ready for use. If,
moreover, it be true that the bed of the river, where the
present bridge is built, is peculiarly unfavourable fur a
stable foundation, that is another strong reason for not
building a new ene exactly in the same place. We
have, however, all due veneration for the interests of
Parliament-street, Bridge-street, and the Westminster-
road, and, therefore, we wish the new bridge to be
placed, not as an obstacle to them, but as much in their
way as possible.—Post.
DEATLI or GENERAL J. GRANBY CLAY, K.C.—To
the long list of general officers who have died within tie
present month, we have to record the demise of the
above gallant ar.d venerable field-officer, who vied a few
days since, at his own residence, in Exeter. 'lnc de-
ceased General was in his 80th year. and had been 64
years in the army. He entered the service early in
November, 1762, and when captain we find that he was
with his regiment in the West Indies in 1794, when he
assisted at the taking of Martinique and St. Lucia, and at
the storming of Morne de Pierre he gallantly led the
" forlorn hope;" also at the siege and reduction of Forts
Louis and Bourbon. Having displayed much energy and
bravery, he was recommended to the commander-in-
chief, and the next year was promoted for his services.
He accompanied the expedition commanded by Sir J. Pul-
teney to Belleisie, Ferrol, and Vigo Bay. In 1801, then
lieutenant-colonel, he proceeded with his regiment, the
3d Foot, to Egypt, shared the honours of the campaign
of 1801, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie. He was present
in the actions of the 18th and 21st of March, at which
latter engagement with the enemy Sir Ralph Abercrom-
bie received his death wound, and assisted at the siege of
Alexandria, including several other engagements of less
importance during that campaign. For his distinguished
services in Egypt he received a medal, awl had the order
of the Crescent conferred on him by the Turkish Go-
vernment. The deceased general was in the receipt of
pensions for his distinguished services. The subjoined
is the date of his commissions :—Ensign, Nov. 6, 1782 ;
lieutenant, April 30, 1788 ; captain, April 18, 1794 ;
major, September 16, 1795 ; lieut.-colonel, Jan. 1, 1801 ;
colonel, July 25, 1810 ; major-general, June 4, 1813 ;
lieutenant-general, May 27, 1825 ; and general, No
vember 23, 1841.

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE ELECTION. LINCOLN,
MONDAY.—There is no longer any doubt that the
Liberal candidate (Sir M. J. Chohneley), who has at
length come forward to succeed Lord Worsley in the
representation of the Lindsey division of this county,
will be unopposed. Llrd Worsley has represented it
for many years, and in 1841, when the Whigs were so
generally beaten, his Lordship stood at the top of the
poll, leaving the Hon. Mr. Cust some thousands behind.
It would therefore be idle of the Conservative party to
get up an opposition, considering the many adverse
circumstances under which they would now labour. The
election is expected to take place in the course of next
week.—Leicester Mercury.