The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-07 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DI V ISION.

tFrom the rotes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commoni.)
MONDAY, Aram 6.
ECCLESIASTICAL DUTIES AND REVE-
NUES BILL.
Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Ques-
tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at
the end of the Question to acid the words "upon this day six
months :"—Question put, " That the word now ' stand part
of the question :"—The House divided.

MAJORITY—AYES,
Abercromby, G. R. Gaskell, J. M.
Acland, Sir Thomas Gordon, R.
Adam, Admit al Sir C. Goulburn, H.
Aglionhy, H. A. Hall, B.
Baines, E. Hastie, A.
Barnard, E. G. Hector, C, J.
carry, G. S. Hill, Lord 1. M. C.
Bearaish. I. B. Hindley, C.
tell, M. Hobhouse, Sir J. C.
Bernal, R. Hohhouse' T. B.
Blair, J. Hodgson, R.
Blewitt, Reginald Hoskins, K.
'lolling, W. Hughes, W. B.
Bowes, J. Hume. Joseph
Brocklehurst, J. Hutton, Robert
Brodie, W. B. James, W.i
Brotherton, J. Lambton, H.
Buller, E. Liddell, H. T.
Busfield, W. Lushington, S.
Clay, W. Maule, Hon lox
Collier, J. Melgund, Lord
Craig, W. Gibson Morris, David
Curry, W. Muntz, G. F.
Davies, Colonel Pechell, Captain
Ewart, W. Peel, Sir It
Ferguson, ir IL A. Pendarves, E. W.
Filmer, ir E. Philips, Mark
Fitzroy, Lord C. Pigct, 1). R.
Fitzsimon, N. Polhill, F.
I. ort, John Power, James

Pusey, Philip
Rice, E. li.
Rundle, John
Russell, Lord John
Salwey, Colonel
Scholetield, J.
Seymour, Lord
Shell, It. L.
Staney, It
Stanley, W 0.
Stanstield, W. R.
Stewart, James
Stock, Dr.
Teignmouth, Lord
Troubridge, Sir T.
'Pubicll, Henry
Turner, E.
Vernon, Granville
Vigors, N, A.
Wakley, Thomas
Wallace, It.
Warburton, H.
White, Andrew
Wilbraham, G.
Williams. W.
Wood, Benjamin
Wyse, 9 homas

TELLISMS.
Parker, John
O'Ferrall, Moro

Adare, Lord
Baker, Edward
Christopher, P.. A
East, James Buller
Estcourt, T. G. B.

,NORITY-NOES,
Glynne, Sir S.
Holmes, W. A'Court
Morgan, C. M. R.
Richards, Richard
Sibthorp,lColoncl

Williams, Robert

TELLER&
Iglis, Sir R. H.
Law, Hon. C. E.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT,

IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS DE GRENIER DE FONBLANQUE.
On Monday the insolvent, described as having been ga-
zetted as her Majesty's Consul for Philadelphia, was op-
posed on the part of Mr. John Hovill, a merchant, and Mr.
T. D. Taylor, an attorney. Ho was supported by Mr.
Woodroffe.
The complaint, on the part of the two opposing creditors,
was that their debts had been incurred without a reasonable
or probable expectation of payment. Mr. Fonblanque was
discharged, under the Act, in April, 1837. when his debts,
in the aggregate, were somewhere about 10,000/., and he
gave up his claim on the Government 0 f 14,0001., under a
Parliamentary grant. He bad a pension which he was
now in the receipt ot, 2301. a-year, as a retired Consul in
Prussia. The debts for which he bad obtained considera-
tion, set forth in the present schedule, were about 2,1001.,
including law expenses.
It appeared in the course of the examination that the
salary and pension of the insolvent would amount to 8001.
a-year.
Taylor, the attorney, and opposing creditor, stated that
he had discounted the insolvent's acceptances (at the rate
of 150 per cent.) amounting nominally to 130/ , relying on
the assertion that Mr. Fonblanque was not in debt, and
that he had claims on the Government.
Taylor was asked whether he thought a man could be
out of debt who borrowed at 1501 per cent.
At the conclusion of the case, Mr. Commissioner Bowan
said there was no fraudulent representation in this case,
ana, indeed, a complaint of that nature could not be made
without the creditor. Mr. Hovill had not appeared, and
the insolvent had positively stated that he was not aware
of the new regulation until after be had burrowed the
money. On that ground he would be discharged, and the
Court would recommend that 4001. a-year out of the
pension be set aside for the creditors.
The insolvent was discharged. •

WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE
RIVER THAMES.—Mr. Brown, of the firm of Brown and
Young, granary keepers, has effected a policy of assurance on
his life for the sum of 1,00/., which he has presented to the
Watermen's Company on behalf of the endowment fund of this
valuable institution. A few months since he gave two acres
of freehold ground, land tax redeemed, as a site for the alms-
houses, and a donation of two hundred guineas towards the
building fund. It is intended, in the first instance, to build
thirty alms houses on the land presented by Mr. Brown, at an
expense of 10,0001. ; of this sum 7,350/. has been already sub-
scribed by the merchants, bankers, shipowners, wharfingers,
and others connected with the trade and port of London, in-
cluding a donation of 5001. from the Master, Wardens, and
Commonality of Watermen and Lightermen, and a similar do-
nation of 500/. ft om the Corporation of London on behalf of the
endowment fund, which is to be paid when the building is
finished.