AT Quoyle, in Northern Ireland, aquatic sports and a carnival were held on 18th July in aid of the Downpatrick branch of the Institution. The Cloughey motor life-boat was present and one of the events was a balloon race. Prizes were given to the senders and the finders of the four balloons which travelled the greatest distance.

Two of the four winning balloons were picked up in London, one at New- market in Suffolk, and one at Estree Blanche, in the Pas de Calais, France, 420 miles in a straight line from Quoyle..