11 MAY 1907, Page 17

[TO THE EDITOR or TEE "SPECTATOR " ]

Snt,—The father of the present venerable Earl of Leicester was born on May 6th, 1754; the birthday of the youngest son of the latter was August 19th, 1893. Assuming this lad reaches the age of seventy, which will be in 1963, a period of two hundred and nine years will elapse between the birth of the grandfalber and the death of the grandson.—I am,