Star.
London, England, 1831-06-18 00:00:00

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE.

PLYMOUTH JOURNAL, JUNE 16.
For several weeks some machinery has been at work at
Lyme Cobb, on Mr. Drayton's premises, and fully answers
the expectations of the projector, Mr. John Martin, engi-
neer, lately established at Lyme, as manufacturer of all
kinds of machinery. The great improvements in this case,
effected by Mr. Martin, arc them—The steam engine is
made to occupy considerably less space than on the old
plan ; from the peculiar mode of working the steam, a sav-
ing of oue.half the fuel is effscted. The engine is much
ruituired for its elegance and beauty of workmanship. The
improvements of the oil mill consist in a newly invent.
ed press, which is employed in lieu of the stompers for-
merly used, whose noisy fall deafened the neighbourhood
where they happened to be used : this machinery is quiet.
Mr. Martin's newly invented press is of the screw kind, and
is (+permed on by the steam-engine in a very peculiar man-
ner, so that a pressure equal to 2,000 tons is effected. Se-
veral other improvements are discoverable in other parts of
the machinery. Expedition is secured to this extent, that
with the same number of hands, as much oil can be extracted
in 10 bouts as was formerly done in 24.
The squadron at Spithead, under the command of Sir E.
Codrington, will proceed on n cruise for four or live weeks,
and then return to thie port.
POPULATION or EAST STONEIIOIISE.IBOI, males,
1264 ; females, 2143 ; 1611, mats, 1843 ; females, 3331 ;
males 2321 ; females, 3772; 1831, males, 4127;
fimales, 5444.
In the parishes of Foyton, North Pctherwyn, St. Giles,
Lofflngton, &c. the farmers are now disposing of their last
year's stock of potatoes, at the low rate of front 15d. to ICd.
per bag. each bag being about eight score. This, we un-
derstand, is owing to the great quantities they have still on
hand. and to the wonderfully productive crop that is gene-
nerally expected from the ensuing season, the late rains hay.
ing proved remarkably beneficial to the increase of this most
useful and nutritive esculent. We would particularly call
the attention of the Committee for the Irish subacription in
the West of England to the:fact we have stated.
The beautiful exotic, Cactus grandiftorus, is to be viewed
at Pontey's Nursery, in full perfection. Many of its
flowers arc 81.:ady blown, but u its blossoms only expand
" amid darkness mid gloom," it is necessary that it should
be con•emph:ted at midnight to be seen to the greatest ad.
vantage. Atrong Lis other floral treasures, Mr. Pontey has
in his posre..ion the celebrated !kluge Plant nivina Levis,
which i. now exhibited. „lowing in the unrivalled beauty of
its brilliant flowers and berries.

A nneting of the creditors of the late firm of Sir Wiliam
Elford and Co. took place on Monday last, at the Royrl
Hotel, pursuant to advertisement. Mr. Jago, of the firm
of Messrs. Wooleombe and .tago, blow, to :the meeting all
the circumstances attending the t.uit in Chancery relative to
the Manor of Bickhatu, and although every possible exertion
was made by the assignees, as well as the solicitors for
the Elfurd Family, ytt it was fully two years before
the assignzes could obtain a decree of the Court for the sale
of the property. He (Mr. Jago) need not tell the creditors
that tire proceedings of that Court were sot worked 'by
ceent (laughter) : they were more properly to be com-
pared to a stage waggott heavily laden, which could be only
drawn with great thinculty, a: d not even then if the wheels
were not well greased. We understand the estate will pay
at least lie. in :he pound.
In the garden of Mr. Wm. Whittle, of Upwny, there is
row grov.in,4 a stras berry 'bur inches in circumference;
there crc rpwatds of one hundred berries on the same stalk.
UN S P I'D R EClllPTz.—Several tradesmen in Bab
have bean Excheriticred" for giving receipts for money on
un,tanro:ti paper. In several instances the penalties are ex-
pectutl to ba wry Navy. It is reported that some Bristol
satin ate is a similar predicament.
l'axmouTit. June It —Average—Wheat 70s 711. Bar.
ley. 111 Oats 28. Id. Cadency—Wheat, Ws to 725.
Barley, 3Or to 371. Oats, 23s to 34e. The markets since
this day sennight, have been more amply supplied with
Edglirb grain than for several preceding weeks; their was
a fair extol; of busiress done in the Stint qualities without
say matcrtal variation in the terms of last week; but for
the midti;ing and inferior descriptions the millers were re-
locaint purchasers, though offered at lower rates. The
tra:'tac,ions in the oat trade were very moderate compared
with outer articles.-ptices remain much the same as last
noted.

Liskeard.—Wheat 20s. 6d. per bag of I6gallons ; Barley
9s. 6d ; Ows OA. per 24 galls.
Latmeesion.—Whcat 275. Barley 13s. 6d. Oats fla
31.11IRIED.—The Rev. Francis John Courtenay, Rec-
tor of North nosey, to Emma Camilla, only daughter of the
Rev. William Kling, Rector of Weybill.—Lieutenant G.
Maw), R. N. to Ann, eldest daughter of W. Whitehead,
E.g. of Teynhain.—Philip Wroughton, Esq. of Ilium!.
Buck.. to EMMA, chitin daughter of D. Chambers, Esq. of
the Weald.

DIED.— At:Torpolni. 27, Mary, second daughter of
the late Mr. Coaqtteror, Muter Royal Nary.—On board
the Sitfighdy. revenue cutter, Lieut. Iduckeyl R. N..—At
&lath, East Indies, Comet Hugh Christian.2o, eldest son
of Capt. Uhl.'slim. R.N.— At Tomes, Mr. John Coming,
118, mt,ster and owner of a Dartmouth trader.