30 MAY 1970, page 10

Literary Life

Old lag's tale MARC ULLMANN Paris—There was once a French ex-convict who had escaped from prison in Guiana. He lived in Caracas, in Venezuela. One day, while in a bookshop, he......

The Press

Pay for it BILL GRUNDY We're constantly being told that we get the things we deserve, which probably means it isn't true. We get the government we deserve, the television we......

Personal Column

A surfeit of newsak PETER FLEMING Eight years ago, in an article called 'Here Again are the Main Points . . I wrote in these pages: 'I often wonder what effect is being produced......

A Hundred Years Ago From The 'spectator 28 May 1870—mr.

Ayr- ton had another opportunity yesterday week of trying the nerves of the House . .. The subject of debate was the extension of the National Gallery, which Mr Ayrton wants to......