23 OCTOBER 1959, page 22

Sir,—`a Spectator's Notebook,' In The Edition Of October...

that Sinn Fein is 'still the fourth, largest party' in Britain following the election results.' This is, however, not true. Plaid Cymru obtained' a total of 77,571 votes in......

Gone More River' Sir,—alan Brien's Grumpy Notice Of My Play

One More River echoes the wails and accusations of a few of his fellow-critics. He damns it for being a Tory play with a Tory moral, and for using the same ingredients mixed in......

Sir,--mr. Ludovic Kennedy Has Mistaken The Nature Of Mr. J.

E. S. Simon's article. It was not to prophesy the result of the election or of the contest in indi' vidual marginal seats—he was obviously content to leave that to others,......

The Scientists And The Bomb Sir,—rudolf Peierls In His...

discussed the fac- tors that influenced the authorities causing them to drop two atomic bombs on large cities, and he finds it difficult to condone such extreme action. He has,......

Telling The Patient

SIR,—When Mr. Dickson Wright says he is 'a great believer in carrying the patient along in ignorance' he surely only shows his own ignorance: As to it being 'an impertinence to......

The Sinn Fein Vote Sir,—as An Ulsterman I Was Interested

in the drop in the Sinn Fein vote in Northern Ireland in the recent election and I agree with Pharos's interpre- tation up to a point. I think another strong factor was the......

Civilisation Bar Sir,—in Your Issue Of October 2, Grace...

contri- buted an article on the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In it she referred to an alleged incident at an hotel in Southern Rhodesia when Mr. Wellington Chirwa, a......

Images Sir,—even Taper, Of All People, Is Stuck For A

word. He uses 'image' three times, only to be beaten at the post by Dick Crossman, who elsewhere uses it four. Francis Williams runs into second place with two and Malcolm......

Public Opinion Polls Sir,—mr. Brian Inglis, Introduced On...

editor of the Spectator, assessed for the benefit of his TV audience the performance of opinion polls in the past election. No one minds serious, informed comment. In fact, it......

Sir,—why Should Not The Labour Councillors Refuse To Go To

lunch with the man who had publicly insulted their convictions? As I am a County Councillor myself I would be glad of guidance. Could they have cut (a) tea or (1)) cocktails?......