31 MAY 1957, Page 8

Stainless Stanley

Lord Stanley of Alderley wishes to be known in future by the style of his senior barony, Lord Sheffield.—From the Court Circular, The Times, May 22.

Trusty as steel, more valuable than plate, Aspiring Sheffield knocked at Heaven's gate.

Peter, who reads The Times, pronounced his doom, Simply remarking: 'Stanley, I presume.'

EVELYN WAUGH