Show THE NEW LONDON CLUB Auspicious Opening of the Imperial Imper-ial mtil American Last Night LONDON July tfhe inaugural dinner of the Imperial and American Club was given last evening and was a grand success The object of the new club 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 I the British colonies General Charles P Norton Secretary of the American Exposition Expo-sition and Albert Van Wagner of the Alabama Ala-bama Claims Commission made speeches in which they pointed out the many benefits to bo derived from properly constituted clubs and said that ENGLAND AND AMERICA UNITED COULD DEFY TIlE WOULD Colonel Kollys presided The guests included includ-ed the Duke of Manchester Lord Napier Sir Peter Lumsden Mr Whitely and other Americans and colonial agents Letters of regret were read from tho Lord Mayor Duke of Argyle and others The Chairman proposed the health of President Cleveland and Van Wagner responded in a humorous speech in which he described the I club as the only practical plan to induce the British lion and tho American lamb to lie down together General Norton proposed the toast The Imperial aud American Club coupling with tho toast the name of tho Duke t of Manchester He said ho thought I the club carried all the elements that assured as-sured success and expressed a wish for tho welfare of the American exhibition Tim Duke of Manchester responding regretted that the exhibition could not have been held in conjunction with the Indian and Colonial Colon-ial exhibition which would have been an I inestimable advantage Numerous toasts I vailed followed and the greatest cordiality pre |