10 JANUARY 1958, page 20

Vice Prosecutions Sir,—if More People Had The Courage Of Dr.

R. D. Reid in speaking out against these multiple vice prosecutions and the unhappiness and personal tragedy they entail, then our savage and vicious homosexuality laws might......

The Nineties And Sixties

SIR,—In your issue of December 27 Strix talks of the decade of the Naughty Nineties being 1890-99. Surely he means 1891-1900? Similarly the Frabjous Sixties will not start until......

Buckingham's Water Supply

SIR,—A Bill is to be brought before Parliament early in the next session, which, if passed without amend- ment, will prove to be a waste of the nation's re- sources and a......

Sir,—i Agree Very Much With Dr. Reid's Letter, And Would

gladly belong to any society which existed to help the victims and their families of our homo- sexuality laws. But even more to the point would be the formation of a society......

Gallup Poll

SIR,-1 make no claim to being an expert on public opinion polls but I have done enough work in this field to have some insight into its intricacies; enough also to enable me to......

Behind The Times Sir—the Dignified Protests About Mr....

of Oliver Edwards are surely barking up the wrong tree. The umbrage Mr. Levin took was the common outlook of the professional to the amateur, and Mr. Levin ought to be told that......

Hungary

SIR,—Permit me to make one comment to Mr. Bryn Thomas, whose letter you published in the issue of December 27. I make no comment on Mr. Thomas's statement that public-transport......

`astor-owned'

SIR,—Sir Ifor Evans, in your issue of January 3, complains that I described the Observer as 'Astor- owned.' He adds, 'No members of the Astor family are members of the Trust,......

Columbia Market

SIR,—Columbia Market is loved from afar, with Mr. Betjeman at his carriage window—Mr. Nairn from the depths of the Architectural Review. I am neither able nor qualified to swop......