14 AUGUST 1959, page 22

Sta,—it Is Not Mr. Wigglesworth But Pharos Who Looks...

There is nothing asinine in a deci- sion, doubtless reached after much careful thought, to permit the 'bumpkins' and 'yokels' of the congre- gation of Selby Abbey to decline a......

Am Most Interested In The Remarks In 'a Doctor's Journal'

in your issue of July 31, about the IQ test for handicapped children, and am glad to find that the writer considers the test more likely to be wrong than the red cell count. As......

Sir,—your Correspondent, Lady Haworth, Asks A Simple...

a Jew is. There is simple answer, but I suggest the following, ) 01 will probably be unacceptable to many people: , A Jew, when he cannot follow the ortho ° Jewish religion in......

A Dr. Johnson Quotation Sir,--mr. J. H. Plumb Begins His

review of The Attorney in Eighteenth-Century England (by Mr. Robert Robson) with the very apposite quotation of Dr. Johnson's saying that 'He did not care to speak ill of any......

Sir,—in 'the Battle Of Rhossili Down,' As It Is 10 011/

known, The Gower Society, Rhossili Parish Coua itself (with only one dissentient voice) and numero s ' i articulate individuals firmly opposed the scheme form a new road when......

Sir,—i Was Interested In Mr. Parker's Article On...

the Spectator. But I think he misses (or at any rate plays down) the most important point of all—the moral one. The issue is really whether the public is going to be challenged......

Phonevision Sir,—for The Sake Of Accuracy: I. The Comedic...

filmed production of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme is being shown at the Royal Festival Hall on Sundays at 6 p.m. until the 6th of September, not at the National Film Theatre. 2.......

Groucho's Dance Stk.— As Citizens Of Freedonia And Alumni Of

Huxley College, we Demand from 'Roundabout' an apology: President Marx performed his academic pas-de- loop In Horse Feathers, not Duck Soup. --Yours faithfully, RICHARD MAYNF.......

Leaves In Vallombrosa

SIR,--The forest of Vallombrosa is deciduous as well as coniferous so there are plenty of leaves to justify Milton or Taper any day, summer or autumn. And it is not. as Mr.......

Sir,--the Spectator, Referring To Roger Casement, Voiced...

'the ghost of this fine man . . . may be peacefully laid.' No one would deny that Roger Casement did fine work during his time as His Majesty's Consul, but there arc many who......

Llangollen Eisteddfod

SIR,—Foolish comments sometimes have been written through the years on the Llangollen Internationa l Eisteddfod, but rarely have I read so inept a repor t as yours of July 24.......

Sir,—it Is A Comment On The Delicacies Listed By Leslie

Adrian that he had to trust to the dictiona r y rather than his own palate to identify achars. Gasp Concise French-English Dictionary says that they are 'Indian pickles.' The......

Stu,—robert Kee Displays A Remarkable Talent For...

What a great pity this facility does not extend to retention of their author's identity. At a time when I am 'to the pin of my collar' seeking publicity, he doesn't mention that......