11 APRIL 1931, page 19

The Elgin Marbles And The Parthenon

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—I think Mr. Lawson misses the point of the argument when he says there is " no issue here of right and might " a s a reason given by you......

Smokeless Fuel

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Sir Lawrence Chubb, in his article on " Smokeless Fuel " (Spectator, March 21st, 1931), claimed that " it was conceded by all who have......

Tennyson And Churton Collins

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—Tennyson's elegant description of Churton Collins as " a Louse on the Locks of Literature " was doubtless irre- sistible as a story to......

[to. The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sul,—Instinet for possession obscures our perception of the right and blinds us to the proper needs of others, a primitive instinct which civilization teaches us to overcome but......