18 DECEMBER 1953, Page 15

SIR,—I was present in court as an ordinary member of

the public on five days of the conspiracy trial. I welcome Sir Compton Mackenzie's article; it admirably expresses the anxiety of many of those who followed the proceedings most closely—including one retired professional man possessed of no very devout Nationalist sentiments. Yours faith- fully,

ALEXANDER SCOTT

21 Barnton Gardens, Edinburgh, 4