31 JANUARY 1969, page 25

Sir: In Quoting The Famous Remark 'none Of Us Are

infallible' etc. I was on this occasion obeying the famous counsel of President Routh of Magdalen College, Oxford, and verifying my quotations, which I do not always do. I did......

The Novels Of Yesteryear

Sir: In his column of 17 January, Martin Seymour-Smith refers to Professor Plumb's ad- miring comments on Cozzens (10 January), a writer not given to literary or political in-......

Sir: It Is Sad To See My Former Senior Cambridge

colleague, Sir Denis Brogan, attacking the Uni- versity of Stirling (24 January). I do not wish to debate after the event the allocation of re- sources to education which led to......

Captain Courageous

Sir: Cornelius O'Leary's report from Ulster (24 January) can hardly pass without comment especially as some of his observations are highly contentious. The earlier part of My......

Table Talk

Sir: Mr Cornelius O'Leary, in attempting in your issue of 17 January to whittle away the reasonable and soundly factual letter of Mr Chichester-Clark (3 January) on the subject......

A Bill Of Rights

Sir: May I correct a grave error of fact in your footnote to Mr Silkin's letter (24 January)? Her Majesty's Government in the UK has signed and Parliament has ratified the......