IRELAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7317, 29 July 1885, Page 4

IRELAND.

A naval sham battle took place at Bantry Bay on June 20 and July 1. Admirals Hoskins and Whyte were iv command of the opposing squadrons. ,

The manager of the Irish Parliamentary party aelvises Irish, electors iv England to support Tory candidates at the coming general election.

Lord Ashbourne (Right Hon. Edward Gibson) formally took the oath as Lord Chancellor of Ireland on July I. He was heartily cheered by the people in the streets of Dublin.

ENGLISH NEWS.

A new club, called the Imperial and America, was opened in London ou July 2. Its object is to provide a centre in London where members of the principal clubs of the United States can meet persons of social standing in England, India, and the British Colonies. The Duke of Manchester, Lord Napier, Sir Peter Lumsden, anel others-were guests at the opening elinuer. A Canadian 4 per cent, loan of 4,000,000d0l in bonds was opened in London on June 29, and before the close of business hours in the afternoon, was subscribed for three times over. It was taken up at about 101f. Five hundred and forty-one Mormons, principally from Great Britain and Scandinavia, sailed in the steamer Wisconsin on June 20 from Liverpool, en route to Utah.

The Chinese loans offered in London on the 18th were subscribed five times over the amount called for.

A meeting was held in London on the 24th ult., at the Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of forming a Canadian trade section of members interested in the commerce and shipping of Canada.

The London police are agitated by the fact that a steam tug, name unknown, landed at Folkestone, on June 30, several passengers anel some luggage, which thus evaded the Customs officers. The affair is regarded as a mysterious one, and detectives are prying into it. Mining circles iv London are agitated over the discovery of a new ore concentrator, which, by an ingenious application of electricity with quicklime and common salt, extracts 15 per cent, of all gold contained in ore. One ton an hour can be worked over by a small dynamo machine at a cost of only a few shillings. The Admiralty has ordered a quantity of torpedoes known as Ericson's destroyers. Hanlan has invented a contrivance for walking on the water.