11 DECEMBER 1886, page 7

Mr. Stanhope's Circular To The Colonies.

T HERE are possible gains in having Ministers who are not men of genius ; the misfortune is that one cannot be sure that the compensation will accompany the drawback. Sometimes......

A Mechanical Swordfish.

T HE account of the 'Peacemaker,' the new submarine steel vessel which has just been tested in New York, published in the Daily News of Tuesday, is not pleasant reading for a......