21 NOVEMBER 1952, page 32

Bearded Tits

SIR,—I am sure that all ornithologists will be delighted—if somewhat surprised—to learn that an abundance of bearded tits is to be seen close to the door , of Mr. Ian Niall's......

Sut,—the Implication Behind The Demand For Corporal...

its abolition caused the increase in violent crime. But at a time when violent crime is indeed increasing alarmingly, it is remarkable that the offences which used to be......

Alcoholism In France

SIR,—Among other things, ammunition for reformers is provided in Mr. Gillie's excellent article. To he effective, however, such ammuni- tion must be unquestionable. Alcoholism......

Sir,—has Mr. Bevan Ever Said Anything Quite So Horrid And

so silly as what your corrrespondent from Farnham has allowed herself to write about the Rev. Mervyn Stockwood ?—Yours faithfully, Cheyney . Court, Winchester. ROVER LLOYD.......

"attlee And Bevan"

SIR,—Your correspondent M. M. Gardiner has every right to express her personal views on. Mervyn Stockwood's political activities,.but to describe him as a " lick-spittle parson"......

Mr. Nicolson And Mrs. Dale

SIR,-1 am amazed and pained by Mr. Harold Nicolson's comments on Mrs. Dale's Diary, and feel at present that I can nevel again read his Marginal Comment with that admiration and......

At The Middlesex Sessions, On Monday, John Morris, Aged...

pleaded guilty to stealing a till containing 2s. 5d.- The lad was old in crime: he had been summarily convicted eleven times.- Mr. Sergeant Adams said, in this case he had not......