seat for the St. Andrew's Burghs, but we observe that
his nominal constituents refuse to acknowledge him as their Member : in the Fife _Herald be is alluded to as the former Representative of the Burghs, and be is reminded that he can "neither speak nor vote" as the Representa- tive of the St. Andrew's district, for that "he is DEPOSED." Being thus cast off by the electors, it would seem that Mr. JouN-
sroN has been trying to curry favour with the non-electors, by pretead- ng to feel great sympathy with the band-loom weavers, and by joining Mr. JOHN MAXWELL in his deceptive schemes for their relief. But this move does not appear to have been a very successful one ; for the weavers, as we learn from the Fife Herald, instead of demanding the mposition of a tax Ott the power-loom,
. . . "ask the removal of the tax on food ; and in place of demising the com- pulsory elevation of wages, which would be equivalent to the imposition of a partial tax on all other classes of consumers and labourers, they ask for the equa- lization of taxation-for a revision of our financial code, so that poor and rich may be taxed in proportion to their means."
Mr. JOHNSTON is, apparently, not very well pleased with this answer to his offers of assistance : at least we should infer that to be the case, from the cold terms of the following letter to one of the weavers.
" London, 30th April 1535. " Sir-I am favoured with your letter of the 27th, containing resolutions in reference to the present state of the hand-loom weavers of Cupar : and which I shall conimuni. cute to my friend Mr. Maxwell, Chairman of the Hand.loom Weavers' Committee. "Knowing you. as I do, to be a sober, industrious set of men, I can assure you it would give me the greatest satisfaction to be instrumental in any was to the bettering of your condition; which affords a painful contrast with the nourishing state of this country in general, at the pi.esent time.
" I have the honour to be, Sir, your faithful obedient servant,
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