16 MARCH 1951, page 18

A Commonwealth Of Churches

Sta.—Inasmuch as something very like a Commonwealth of Churches already exists in the World Council of Churches, a body consisting of accredited delegates from most of the......

In The Garden Now That Activities Are In Full Swing

about the lawns, I have apppre- ciated once more the use of an old dessert-knife, discarded from the kitchen as being too worn. It can be sharpened up as one works with it,......

Crayfish Or Prawn?

EiR,—With reference to Mr. Smallwood's query. Langouste is the French popular name for Pa!haunts rulgaris (Fabricius. 1798), the " spiny lubsier " or "sea crayfish," while......

.country Life

LAST week I overheard a conversation between two farmers in the bar parlour of an ancient hotel in Lewes. The setting was a relic of that Dickens-cum-Washington Irving picture......

Use The Bookseller

Stg,—As a bookseller and a regular reader of A Spectator's Notebook, I protest against the direction in the notes, March 9th, to your readers re Let's Halt Awhile. to obtain it......

The Ridge

The road back from Lewes along the mid-Weald to West Kent runs along the top of a ridge which gives some of the finest views in the south of England. It passes through......

Blankets For London

S►a,—With reference to the letter from Mr. Sturge of the Friends House appealing for blankets for Berlin which were to be sent to an address in Pimlico. May I point out that in......