6 SEPTEMBER 1997, page 27

Excuse Our French

Sir: I am sure that every one of your read- ers must enjoy Peter Jones's incursions into the arcana of the ancient world as much as I do — especially when the affairs of the......

The Dome — Yes Or No?

Sir: Your leader (30 August) was a master- piece of equivocation. To dome or not to dome, that is the answer. . . I was remind- ed of the great Bob Newhart who would recreate......

Patient Heal Thyself Sir: Writing As A Reasonably...

and a long-time admirer of the writing and attitudes of Jeffrey Bernard, I would like to support his comments about pharmacology (Low life, 16 August). There is little doubt......

Letters We Are All To Blame

Sir: Celebrity-hunting should be against the law; the rabid dogs of the tabloid press hounded and killed their prey at last. Agents of the press are not the ones with blood on......

Sir: Jeffrey Bernard's Column Struck A Chord. Earlier...

I spent 18 days in a French hospital. When I felt better, I smoked. The nurses ticked me off but didn't stop me. One day, when I was smoking, the surgeon arrived. The nurses all......

Matrimonial Ties

Sir: Mae Kaul (Letters, 30 August) states that 'money and influence' can buy an annulment in the Catholic Church. For those of us who work in marriage tribunals — work that is......