DEFENCE OF THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE

I MUST here tell the public, that although " Gathelus" has lately made so great a display of Gaelic lore, he is a mere jack-daw dressed in peacock feathers. Most of his objections against the rule of correspondents, and the orthography of Gaelic in general, may be found in stewart's Elements of Gaelic Grammar. Some of his less objectionable innovations, too, are derived from the same source, "Gathelus" not only borrows the Doctor's ideas, but, in some instances, his very examples, the ipsissima verba. We are aware, that although this may detract from the pretensions of "Gathelus," it will not detract from the force of his arguments.