Vol. I.--Page 45. Jack Strawe. Page 65. New Jack. Page 217. Sir Jacke. Page 232. Jack Fletcher. Page 263. Jacknapes. Page 271. Jack Sauce. Vol. II.--Page 139. Clapper Jack. Vol. III.--Page 34. Prating Jack. Page 64. Jack-a-lent. Page 168. His Jacks. Page 214. Black Jacks. Vol. V.--Page 161. Every Jack. Page 341. Skip-Jack. Vol. VI.--Page 290. Jack Sauce. Page 325. Flap-Jacks. Page 359. Whirling Jacks. Vol. VIII.--Page 55. Jack Sauce. Vol. X.--Pages 46. 49. His Jack. Your correspondent is perhaps aware that Dr. Johnson is disposed to consider the derivation from _John_ to be an error, and rather refers the word to the common usage of the French word Jacques (James). His conjecture seems probable, from many of its applications in this language. _Jacques_, a jacket, is decidedly French; _Jacques_ de mailles equally so; and the word _Jacquerie_ embraces all the catalogue of virtues and vices which we connect with our _Jack_. On the other hand, _John_, in his integrity, occurs familiarly in _John_ Bull, _John_-a-Nokes, _John_ Doe, _John_ apple, _John_ Doree, Blue _John_, _John_ Trot, _John's_ Wort, _John_-a-dreams, &c.; and Poor _John_ is found in Dodsley, vol. viii. pp. 197. 356. C. H. P. Brighton. * * * * * PASSAGE IN ST. JAMES. (Vol. vii., p. 549) On referring to the passage cited by S. S. S. in Bishop Taylor's _Holy Dying_, vol. iv. p. 345. (Heber's edit.), I find I had marked two passages in St. James's Epistle as being those to which, in all probability, the bishop alluded; one in the first chapter, and one in the third. In the commencement of his Epistle St. James exhorts his hearers to exercise patience in all the worldly accidents that might befal them; to resign themselves into God's hands, and accept in faith whatever might happen. He then proceeds: "If any of you lack wisdom" (prudentia ad dijudicandum quid in singulis circumstantiis agendum sit--_Grotius_), "let him ask of God" (postulet ab eo, qui dat, nempe Deo: ut intelligas non aliunde petendum sapientiam.--_Erasmus_). Again, in chap. iii. 13., he asks: "Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you" ([Greek: epistemon], _i. e._ sciens, sive scientia praeditus, quod recentiores vocant scientificus.--_Erasmus_). He bids him prove his wisdom by submission to the truth; for that cunning craftiness which manifests itself only in generating heresies and contentions, is-- "Not from above," [Greek: all' epigeios, Psuchike ] (animalis,--ista sapientia a natura est, non a Deo) [Greek: daimoniodes].--_Vid._ Eph. ii. 2., and 2 Cor. iv. 4.