12 DECEMBER 1970, page 18

Siena Replies

Sir: The SPECTATOR (31 October) published an article by Timothy Beaumont entitled the 'Barbarians of Siena'. The title appears promi- nently on the cover of your jour- nal, and......

Conspiracy Theory

Sir : Like the writer of your Note- book, I too firmly believe in the conspiracy theory of history. Now that he has uncovered the King- Cudlipp-Axel Springer pro-Euro- pean......

Peel Appeal

Sir: I was interested to read re- cently the correspondence about marmalade, and also the story that Harold Wilson took a iar of it with him to Moscow. I wonder if your readers......

Competition

No. 634: No go British Rail announce that intend- ing cross-Channel travellers on Christmas Day will be conveyed to Dover by road as there will be no trains. Competitors are......