14 AUGUST 1982, page 17

Sir: It Is Good To Read That Mr Alexander Chancellor

at last feels that he is able to praise the Archbishop of Canterbury. Not quite, perhaps, like someone holding a can- dle to the sun but a similar idea. It is also reassuring to......

Obvious?

Sir: Simon Courtauld's Notebook (7 August) referred to his difficulty in tracing the derivation of the term 'stick' instead of runner beans. I can offer no esoteric insight but......

Letters

In the name of sport Sir: Raymond Carr (31 July) manages to Miss the point in spite of tripping over it several times. He says that people who chase after foxes should boldly......

Thanks For The Victory

Sir: Your comments on the Falklands ser- vice in St Paul's Cathedral (Notebook, 31 July) seem to me mistaken. Why should God not be thanked for a victory? If not for that, what......

Sir: The Article By Raymond Carr, 'fox- Hunters Unite' (31

July), abused the League Against Cruel Sports and was also full of inaccuracies. A plethora of historical ghosts were brought in to defend the indefensible. Diverse characters......