The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-15 00:00:00

THE OAK FARM COMPANY.

BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY EVENING.—To-day a nu-
merous meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Boydell
and Roper, proprietors of the above establishment,
was held at Dee 's Royal Hotel, in this town ; Charles
Shaw, Esq., in the chair. From the proceedings, it
appeared that at the last meeting a deputation was
appointed to wait upon Lord Lyttleton, the Hon. W.
E. Gladstone, and Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., for the
purpose .of obtaining their concurrence in certain
proposals made by the unguaranteed creditors. To-
day a report from the committee of inspection of the
affairs of Messrs. Boydell and Roper were read, to-
gether with the balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Cole-
man, the accountant, with the assistance of Mr.
Boydell, and under the inspection of the directors,
after which the rights of the lessor and mortgagees of
the property, and of the retiring partners, were con-
sidered by a majority of the unguaranteed creditors
of the company then present. Thd whole of the
items and circumstances having been taken into con-
sideration, it was proved that the amount of assets
that would be available for the unsecured creditors in
the event of bankruptcy would be very small, and it
having been proposed by Mr. Freshfield, on the part
of the retired parties, to pay 9s. in the pound by two
instalments, at four and six months each, on the se-
veral debts due to the unguaranteed creditors, the
payment thereof to be-guaranteed by a deed of cove-
nant, to be extuted by the old partners, namely,
Lord Littleton, Mr. Gladstone, and Sir Stephen
Glynn.
It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. SPARROW,
seconded by Mr. AUDENBROOR, "That it is the in-
terest of the unguaranteed creditors of Messrs. Boy-
dell and Roper to accept such composition ; and this
meeting strongly recommends the creditors not here
present to accede to these terms, and that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to each creditor."

The total liabilities of the company appears from
the balance sheet to be 314,2221. 3s. The assets
58,2041. ss. 4d.

The following distinguished personages have visited
the Royal Olympic Theatre to witness the performance
of Mr. G. V. Brooke, as Othello :—Lord Adolphus Fits-
clarence, Lord Enniskillen, Lady Brougham, Lady Len-
nox, Lady Lemon, Lady Portman, Lady Pollock, Lady
Pocock, Countess of Mansfield, Hon. Mrs. Eden, Mrs,
Milner Gibson, Hon. Willoughby d'Eresby, Hon.
Colonel. Wemyss, Hon. Mr. Vaughan, Sir George
Wombwell, Sir Samuel Spry, Sir B. Graham, Sir F.
Calthorpe, Sir J. Lowther, Sir W. ldildeaay, Sir W.
Clayton, Sir W. C. Ross, the Austrian Ambassador and
suite, the Bavarian Ambassador and suite, Colonel
Murray, Major White, Captair. de Barthe, Captain
Johnson, Captain Smith, Charles Kemble, Esq., P. Clay-
ton, Esq., Lane Fox, Esq., &c.
SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. Yesterday a
quarterly general court of the Governors of this Corpo-
ration was held at the offices, in King William-street,
City, when the chair was taken by Rear-Admiral Hope,
C.B. Mr. Harley, the secretary, read the minutes of
the last meeting, which were confirmed. A summary of
the proceedings of the committee since the last court was
then read, by which it appeared 251. had been collected
for the benefit of the institution. The report of the
number of patients admitted on board the Dreadnought,
now lying off Greenwich, was next brought forward.
There had been, from the Ist of October to the 31st of
December last, from her Majesty's ships 24, British and
foreign merchant vessels 755, on board the Ist of October
178, total 953 ' • sick now on board 183, convalescent 7,
fit for duty 4, discharged from the last named period
763. The number received from the
.foundation of the
establishment, in 1821, was 56,175. outpatients 555.
The financial statement represented the total amount of
receipts as 1,777/. Bs. 7d., whilst the expenditure was
1,6041. 19s. 7d., which left a balance in hand of 1721. 19s.
On the motion of the Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., se-
conded by a Governor, W. 11. Birkett, Esq., was unani-
mously elected a life governor to the corporation, and
some other business having been disposed of the Court
broke up.
TILE LATE ROBBBRY IN A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On
Thursday an investigation was commenced by the
directors of the Great Western Railway into the cir-
cumstances connected with the abstraction of the con-
tents of a banker's parcel whilst in its transit to Taunton.
Several of the company's servants from the station
where the suspected persons alighted from the train were
brought up and examined, and it is said that circum-
stances have transpired that will eventually lead to the
apprehension of the parties implicated in the robbery;
but from the profound secrecy observed by the officials
and servants of the company, nothing definitive could be
ascertained—this precaution being necessary for the ends
of justice.