2 JANUARY 1971, page 4

The Vanity Of Honours And Of Titles

`True quality is neglected, virtue is oppressed, and vice triumphant' Vix ea nostra vow:— OVID. Met. xiii, 141 These I scarce call our own. There are but few men, who are not......

100 Years Ago

From the 'Spectator', 31 December 1870—The Mont Cenis Tunnel, as it is called, between France and Italy, was 'completed', that is, cut through, on Saturday. It is really a......