SCOTLAND.
Mr. Tait, bookseller, of Edinburgh, was on Saturday last imprisoned in the Calton Gaol, for refusing payment of the Annuity Tax ; and re- mained there till Tuesday night; when a public meeting of the inhabitants, called by advertisement, took place on the Calton Hill, to convey him from the gaol to his residence, as a mark of their high opinion of his conduct. Before six, the whole south side of the Calton Hill was completely clad with spectators ; and by half-past six, the Trades (who had previously met on the Mound), with their flags and banners, took their place in front of the Gaol. About seven, Mr. Tait came out, and was received with loud plaudits from all sides. He was carried on the shoulders of the people to a carriage-and-four, that awaited him in the street, when the horses were taken out and the carriage drawn along the Regent Bridge, Prince's Street, &e., to Walker Street, the resi- dence of Mr. Tait.—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.
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