20 APRIL 1985, page 19

Conservationist

Sir: When it comes to my copies of the Spectator, I am a sedulous custodian. Before installing the week's arrival in its protective Spectator binder, I take great pains to press......

Pennington

Sir: Christopher Hawtree'S speculations about the authorship of Peterley Harvest (Books, 6 April) were wide of the mark. Richard Pennington certainly exists. In the early 1920s......

Why Not Mass?

Sir: And what is wrong with Prince Charles attending Mass at the Vatican considering he would only-be returning the compliment paid by the Pope when he visited here? Your......

Letters

Sea powers Sir: While Nicholas von Hoffman makes several interesting points about the weak- nesses of American's conventional forces (Terrestrial wars', 13 April), he errs when......

Dog Training

Sir: Colin Welch's observations (Centre- piece, 30 March) on the inherent pre- judices of dogs did not make the point that such prejudices are tolerated only if they are amusing......

Aubens' And Davies

Sir: Reading P. J. Kavanagh's praise of the Magnificent Davies bequests in the Nation- al Museum of Wales (Postscript, 6 April), Just after another joyful look at their......

Unpaid Employment

Sir: I would like to follow what Samuel Brittan said about unemployment in his percipient review of Douglas Jay's book ('Jay's Guide', 13 April) by asking why unemployment, by......