1 MAY 1926, Page 17

LITTER

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] have much sympathy with the campaign against litter. Last Sunday afternoon the whole of the space in front of St. James's Palace was littered with large pieces of paper, the leavings of a newsvendor who has a " pitch " opposite Marlborough House. There is always a policeman on duty at this point. Could he not have orders to compel such men to clear up before they leave ?--I am, Sir, &c.,

50a Albemarle Street, London, W. 1. JOHN MURRAY.