*"this word, on which we shall situated and observed, it was " venture a suggestion that will "denoted the bout-worm or end"appear, we believe, tolerably "worm, and by contraction bot" satisfactory. The derivation of "worm; and afterwards, for want " it, we apprehend, is from the " of better epithets, the appella"French word bout, signifying " tion became extended to the fly "the extremity or end of a thing, " produced by this worm, and we " in the way we see it in the words "obtain bot-fly, though it is ob"about, bottom, bottle, botville, "vious, as the fly never affects " &c.; the last of these alluding "these situations, its application " to one living at the end or extre- " to the fly is improper, and has "mity of a town, by elision or " served to disguise and conceal " for brevity the u being omitted. " the real origin of the name." " From the same origin also we Now, Friend Cropper, could "have Butts, houses placed Dr. CLARKE have described your " without or at the extremity or type-metal tool more accurately, " end of a town, (as "Newington if he had had him before his eyes? "Butts,") the o in this case being And, what now becomes of the " for brevity, omitted. Indeed, the abuse heaped upon me by those " instances of its application are brazen-faced bawlers, who denied, " very numerous in our language. in the face of the public, that

SMITH was a Bотт? There was one person, who wrote to me from America, and, to my utter astonishment, averred, that, to his knowledge, SMITH was not a Bott! If

" -The way, or reason, that these " insects become so designated, is " pretty manifest, from the habits " more particularly of the second " species of this enumeration, or " Hæmorrhoidalis, which, being this correspondent of mine were " fully fed, its growth completed, serious (which I can hardly think), " in quitting its habitation in the he will now, at any rate, see his " stomach, and passing through error. Now, that the Bott and you, "the intestines, does usually hang the animal on whom it feeds, may " for some days upon the margin contrive, somehow or other, to be " of the, beneath the tail; a torment to each other, is the " and in this state would attract sincere wish of

WM. COBBЕТТ. " more particular notice and at"tention, occasioning often serious P. S. Borr having, some time " inconvenience and distress. So ago, been beaten at the pen by me, threatened to imitate WRIGHT | ROY, his crime, great as it was in and JACKSON by bringing out a itself, was little. It was sound judgPRIVATE LETTER! Really, ment to spare this man, HARRIS'S, it is doing wrong to the Borr to life, under these circumstances. tack its name on to that of this Smith!

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FAUNTLEROY.

PROTESTANT "REFORMATION."

THE first Number of this work I AM very glad to find, that the will be published on Monday next, Government is not going to dis- the 29th instant; price 3d. It will grace itself by any lenity towards be continued monthly; and will this outrageous criminal. There end at about Ten Numbers. It will was not the shadow of an excuse be published by Mr. CHARLES for any part of his conduct. By CLEMENT, No. 183, Fleet-street; what means petitions for him can and may be had of all booksellers have been obtained, I am at a and newsmen. A pert, conceited loss to conjecture. Miserable prig, in a Northern newspaper, indeed would be our lot, if this has called it a "paradox" to asman's life had been saved, seeing sert, that the "Reformation" imhow many others have died for a poverished and degraded the main hundredth part of his offence.- body of the people of England. Great credit is due to the Govern- This "paradox" I shall, however, ment for its firmness against the prove most incontrovertibly to be elamour that was raised in behalf a plain matter of fact; and, a

of this man; great praise to the King, for his promptness upon this occasion; great praise to the Council, for the sound judgment which dictated the respiting of all

most interesting matter of fact it is. If I do prove this, what will be the effect? Not to make Protestants Catholics, not to bring back that which is now lost for ever; but,

the other persons under condem- to make us all feel less hostile nation. One of these, HARRIS, towards our Catholic fellow-subwhose crime was only just short jects; to make us more tolerant of murder, might have suffered towards them, who have adhered without exciting any regret, I am to the faith of their and our glad to see respited; because, fathers; to make us more ready compared with that of FAUNTLE- to admit them to all the rights

that we ourselves enjoy; to produce national harmony and strength. This is the tendency of my little work, and no just man will say that its object is not most laudable. Let the Northern prig read the first Number, and then tell me if he be not a little staggered!

AMERICAN TREES.

Wild Cherry,
Occidental Plane (from seed),
Honey Locust,

Apple Trees, 23 sorts, and 1
sort of Pears.

The price of the Forest-trees is 5s. a hundred for every sort; and if a thousand be taken (though the sorts be mixed), 4s. a hundred. The price of the Apple-trees, 2s. under ten; Is. 6d. after ten; and Is. after twenty.

SORTS OF APPLES.

Ir is my intention to publish, when I have room, (and it was my 1. DOMINA. A middle-sized intention to do it here, but I could Apple, deep red colour, a little not bring myself to leave out the flat shaped at the ends, very full other matter,) an account of the of juice and good flavour, and Locust Tree as cultivated in keeps for a whole year if neces-France, where there have, within sary.

a few years, been millions planted.
Besides this, there is the account
by HUNTER, in EVLYN'S SYLVA.
However, these I must leave for
another opportunity; and here say
what I have now for sale. The
leaves are hardly off; so that
there is plenty of time.
Locusts,
White Oaks,
Black Oaks,

Tulip Trees (from seed),
Gum Trees (two years old),
Hickories (two years old),
Black Walnuts,
Chesnuts,

Persimons,

6. RHODE ISLAND GREENING. | open sides and a roof that is raised -Large size, heavy, close texture, and lowered as occasion may regreen skin, yellow flesh, very fine quire. It grows now on the farm flavour, and keeps well till March. of a Mr. SQUIRE, South Orange,

7. FALL-PIPPIN. Large size, New Jersey, who has planted out sometimes weighs a pound, yellow- a pretty large orchard, the young ish skin, yellow flesh, very fine trees of which are all engrafted flavour, and keeps till Christmas. from this excellent tree. The few graffs that I have of this sort, I bought of Mr. Squire; he cut them from the original tree. 1 could not induce him to cut me any more; he would not cut his young trees on any account. The apple is smallish, about the size of a hen's egg or less; oblong form;

8. NEWTOWN PIPPIN. Large as the last, greenish mottled skin, yellow flesh, very fine flavour, and keeps well to the end of March.

28. The BELLFLOWER is a large beautiful and excellent apple for the dessert and for cooking. It is of a pale but bright yellow colour; red colour; rather more sweet than the cheek next the sun has some- sour. Most excellent for Cider, - times a blush, but more frequently for which purpose only it is cultiis without any red. The form is vated; mixed half and half with oblong, somewhat pointed at the the Harrison, the Cider is inferior blossom end; the ends are deeply to none in the world. So says indented. The flesh is rich, juicy, Mr. Squire. tender and sprightly; it ripens 30. The CAMPFIELD (for Cider) late in October, and keeps well or NEWARK SWEETING, is next in till February. From its beauty reputation as a cider fruit to the and excellence, it is the most po- Harrison, and it is usually mixed pular apple in Philadelphia mar- with that apple in equal parts when ket. The tree grows very large ground. The size is middling, the and spreading; it should be trim- skin smooth, and with small indismed high, or the limbs will touch tinct yellow spots. The side from the ground when in full bearing. the sun a greenish yellow. The : 29. The BARRACK APPLE (for flesh is white, firm, sweet and rich. Cider) takes its name from the The form is round, flatted, and circumstance of the original trees somewhat sunk at the ends. The having sprung up alongside of a cider is very strong and highly hay-barrack; that is, a shed with flavoured, yielding fourteen quarts

of spirit from a barrel. The bourhood, particularly on the tree grows vigorously, and is un- Orange Mountain. The shape commonly fruitful.. rather long, and pointed toward

31. CONGRESS APPLE is of the crown; and stalk long, hence about a pound weight. Greenish it is often called the Long Stem. yellow, slightly streaked with red The ends are deeply hollowed; toward the sun, a little tapering the skin is yellow, with many to the crown, deeply indented at small but distinct black spots, the end, and has a short stalk. It which give a roughness to the touch. The flesh is yellow, rich, is a fine, tart, juicy, apple, good firm, and tough; the taste pleafor cooking and for dessert, excellent for drying, ripe in Septemsant and sprightly, but rather dry. It produces a high-coloured, rich, ber, keeps well till New Year. and sweet cider, of great strength, The graff's of this that I have sent, are from the original tree, there- commanding a high price at New fore a great number of graffs, 1 York, frequently ten dollars and upshould suppose, cannot be ob- wards, per barrel, when fine for bottling. The trees are certain beartained until the lapse of some ers; the apples fall about the first years at least. of November; they are below the middle size, remarkably free from rot, and will keep well. Ten bushels are required for a barrel smooth, with a yellow ground, of cider. One barrel will pro

32. Doctor APPLE is a very large, fair and beautiful apple.

The form is rather flat: the skin

clouded and streaked with shades

duce 14 quarts of spirit. One tree of red, with a few dark spots or of this kind, in the year 1817, in clouds. The stem is very short, an orchard in Essex County, proand both ends deeply indented. duced upwards of 100 bushels, 87 The flesh is tender, juicy, and of which were gathered when full highly flavoured, remarkably ripe; the others were fallen fruit, breaking; it ripens in October, carefully measured to ascertain and keeps well for several months. the quantity.

33. Harrison (for Cider). This 34. PENNOCK, a very large, is the most celebrated of the cider- fair, red apple, much admired as apples of Newark in New Jersey; an early winter fruit. The form it is cultivated in high perfection, is singular. When standing on and to great extent in that neigh- its end, the axis of the fruit in