ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Saturday Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 124, 24 November 1877, Page 11

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Independent. —Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver, was-born at Huntingdon/October 4, i62g: ; ' ' ’" "“ " Abebdqnjan ,(Invercargill),—George;Cruickshank, the icelebrated.j , caricaturist, was born in London,,but, his father, was,a native of Aberdeenshire. : h > Emily C. (Bienheim)—Cold .cream is a .mild and cooling dressing., for. the skin, but for your purpose we should, recommend a very slight application. V,-, r i , j .John Macintybe (Nevis). —Daniel De Foe ?üblished his famous, satirical poem, 4 ‘ The, 'rue-born Englishman,” in 1701. M.P. (Auckland)—You are correct in the statement that Dingwall is. the county town of the united counties, of Ross and Cromarty. ......... .•, • .. Byeonic Admibeb (Christchurch). Don Juan is a legendary and mythical personage like Dr Faustus. lonobahus (Caversham).—“ The .Hind and the Panther,” was written by John Dryden, after the death of Charles 11. : Scotty (Nelson). —The Rev. Dr Cumming was educated at King’s College, Aberdeen. Beyan O'Donnell (Westport).—rThe Earl of Charlemont commanded the Irish Volunteers of 1782. The celebrated orator, Henry Grattan, was also an officer in that body. . J. M.—The population of Scotland at the census taken in 1871 was 3,360,018. The limits of London have been variously defined by the census authorities. In 1871, they have set down the population at from 3,024,026 to 3,885,641, so that your , bet must prove a drawn one. S. K. T. (Milton). —The reason we do not publish war telegrams is, because their accuracy cannot be depended upon, and we object to giving our readers false information.