26 JANUARY 1968, page 27

Le Petomane

Sir: As one contemplates the advertisement, the appearance of which you have permitted on page 725 of your issue of 8 December, one wonders how much lower we can sink, when what......

Poetry For You

AFTERTHOUGHT JOHN WELLS As his particular contribution to the 'I'm Back- ing Britain' Movement the Poet Laureate, Mr C. D'A. 'Monk' Lewis. has been at his lathe at five-thiity......

Amorous Prawn

Sir: Matthew Arnold's letter to Clough of Feb- ruary 1849 is entirely concerned with his criticism of Clough's poems. The last two sentences of the letter run: 'Reflect too, as......

Double-think In Eire

Sir: From time to time you print accounts of curious national mental processes. What do you think of this one? Some months ago an advertisement (spon- sored by an Eire......

• Echo De Paris

Sir: I can't imagine what you or your readers 'make of the abusive letters Lord and Lady Strabolgi and Mr Francis King keep sending you (Letters, 5 and 19 January) about my......

A Hundred Years Ago

From the 'Spectator', 25 January 1868—Lord Stanley made a very able speech at. the Bristol Conservative demonstration on Wednesday,— though his ability was chiefly shown, as......

Right-minded

Sir: How - right your contributors Messrs Raven and Waugh are to protest about the erosion of our liberties under this Government (29 December). From the far left, interfering......

Sir Timothy Beeswax

Sir: You might find the following extract mildly diverting. It is taken from The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope and is a description of Sir Timothy Beeswax, the leader of......