15 DECEMBER 1967, page 26

Trahison Des Clercs

LETTERS From Kingsley Martin, L. E. Weidberg, P. E. P. Routley, George W. Dowse, John Biggs-Davison, MP, and others, William Phillips, R. L. Archdale, Felix Kacser, Sir Hamish......

Contempt Of Court

Sir: Marjorie Jones asks (Letters, 8 December) when, where, and by what means did the general public ever sit in court; the three answers, as every historian knows, are: in......

Sir: Leonard Cottrell Asks For Your Readers' Advice.

He should visit the casualty department at a large hospital and some road accidents with the police during the hours 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. He would then see the handiwork of some......

Living With The Veto -

Sir: May we support your definition (Letters, 8 December) of the reason why Britain's apparent efforts to join Europe have ended in failure? Britain has, as you pointed out,......

Drunk In Charge

Sir: For such a wealthy and extremely able man as Mr Leonard Cottrell to write so irresponsible a letter (8 December) is almost incomprehensible. Does he not realise that this......

Off The Streets

Sir: So Lord Chorley is to introduce a Bill to 'keep vice off the streets.' When, oh when, will our Puritans leave this subject alone? May I sug- gest that before we have any......

Devlin's Law

Sir: Donald McLachlan's article (17 November) about the effects of the Press Council on the stan- dards of the press was excellent in its context. May I quote my own experience......