2 MAY 1970, Page 26

Penny foolish

Sir: Mr Bill Grundy (25 April) accuses the Daily Telegraph of dropping circulation 'to today's figure of 1.390.000'. It is in fact Mr Grundy who has dropped 20,000 or more, not the Daily Telegraph. Our circulation at the end of this March was 1.411.203. Last March it was 1,382,193. I make that about 29,000 up.

Cohn Welch Deputy Editor, The Daily Telegraph, Fleet Street, London Ec4 We regret the inaccuracy. The figure was, however, supplied to Bill Grundy by a mem- ber of the 'Daily Telegraph' circulation department.—Editor, SPECTATOR