From Mr Karl Schaffenburg Sir: The Origin Of The Jury
lies in the process of `compurgation of law'. Under this system an accused needed to produce a number of people (neighbours from his hundred) to swear that his oath was clean.......
Paddick's Pink Herring
From Mr Frank Pulley Sir: Your leading article (23 March) on Commander Paddick of Lambeth is interesting. It is difficult to know why this 'rum cove' is winning the propaganda......
Zimbabwe's Real Devil
From Mr Phil Wyness Sir: Fergal Keane (Blind eye to slaughter', 16 March) makes an isolated snide reference to 'the ghastly Ian Smith'; however, he enlightens us no further.......
Two Simon Callows
From Mr Simon Callow Sir: I have just read Toby Young's fascinating review of my show The Mystery of Charles Dickens (Arts, 16 March). Or was it? Was it not perhaps another show......
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