Dear Pete
First, my apologies - I've only just joined this group and am not yet
into its etiquette. Second you and all the others who have answered this
question are stars! I tried the Nautilus procedure you mentioned and hey
presto! Solution at once! Many thanks all!
Kind regards
Norman
I make use of filters to separate my incoming mail into broad subject
headings. The standard method of ordering emails within folders seems
to be earliest to latest. I prefer the other way round, latest first,
which can be done easily by altering the direction of the arrow in the
"Date" column.