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London, England, 1829-02-18 00:00:00

LONDON AND WESTIONSTER PROTESTANT CLUB.

THIS CLUB is igstituted at the present momen,ons
"m" crisis for the express purpose of watching push,' mots—
for the better Protection of the nights and Liberties of the Pro-
testant Sal/jet-to of this Nairn—and the Improvement of the coo-
dition of Ireland.

The principal objects of the Club are—to communicate directly
with the Protestant Clubs in Ireland, and is all pads of the
United Kingdom—to watch all proceedings injurious to Protes-
tant Interests--and to take such measures as may from time to
time be necessary, in order to prevent the subversair a the
Constitution of this Empire.
Books for receiving the Names and Sobscriptions of Members

are now left at all the principal Banking Homes in London and
Westminster.

The Nantes al the Patron, Presidents, Vict-Presidsmts, aed

Committee, will be advertised in a few days. Sash Gentlemen as
may wish to be upon the Gastight's, ate +noticed toalsolfy the
same to the Secretary.

By desire at tie Provisional Committee,
JOHN HALCOSIB,
Ham. See. pro. tem.

ii, Chuseerllasie,l7ek Feb. 1929.

MALTA, JANUMIT J.

PIIVATI LITTRIt.

Nine persons were ye•terday convicted in our crimi-
nal court of the murder c•f a countryman in one of the
casalis (villages). called Muni. Two are condemned
to be hanged on Saturday next, and the other seven to
be whipped. and kept in chains for life. The flogging
part of the sentence is perhaps more terrible than dr,
imprisonment. The malefactor is seated, bare-backed,
upon an ass, astride a p.ck•saddle, to the front part of
which his hands are tied, so that his back presents a
rotundity to receive the lashes from the executioner.
who lays them in with (what is delicately called) the
nova of a bull. The ass is driven round the town,
stopped at every cross-way, and at the sound of a
cracked trumpet the executioner gives one blow, and
the cavakade proeeeds to the next turning. Y6ll call
scarcely imagine any punishment so severe as this.
Flogging in England is not to be compared with it.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nato Assn= Amin= THIS Day—Dublin I—Waterford 1.

The Mary, Rills, from !Whoa, has arrived off the &an.
RAMINIATN, Frs. 17.—Six hundred fir battens, the deck raft of
a brig that was on the Goodwin Sand yesterday morning. but got
off and proceeded here, have bees picked up and landed Isere.
Haawscar, Fax. 17.—The Laurel, Renton, from St. Petereburgh
to Liverpool, Asia. Wray, from Naschow. and Violet. Black, from
Samson, the two latter for London. were frozen up at Aresdabl.
Mac. Fez. 17.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived front London the
William and Alfred, Drysdale, fur Antigua; Thomas and Alfred,
for &. Vincent's; •Grecian, Saito, for Valparaiso ; Bristol,
Riches, for Alexandria; and Intr. pid, Harvey. for St. Tbomas'a.
The outward•bound have sailed.

Cowes. Firs 17.—Arrived the Diadem, Smith, from Rio Ja-
neiro; and William, Harris, from Antigua.
Poo:moven, Fan. 17.—Calm—Arrived the John Brinkman
transport and Amity transport, from Gibraltar ; and Wm. Harris
transport, from the West Indies.
Pt.vssorrn. Firs. 16.—Wind S.—Arrived the Champion, Lock,
from Sierra Leone.

Putassem Pat It—Wind ll—Arrived the Lady Holland,
Snell, from Calcutta--ndkd 111th August, from Made.* 25th Sept.
. . .

and the Caps ltd December. Arrived the Aquatic, Hetherington,
from Pernambuco, with loss of sails, maln.boam, bulwarks, kc.
Tuansv, Fee 17.—Arrived the Trafalgar,Taylor, from Terceira.
larvaaruor., Faa.l6.—Arrived the Mary Carherine, from
Charleston ; Portu, Callan, from Aries ; Royer, Cook. from ilabla ;
Agnes and Anne, --, from New Orleans; Fame, Thomas, from
Savannah; Plato, from Charleston; William. Byrnes. from
New York ; Holum, —, from St. Andrew's, N. B. Comet,
Itiveti, from blessina; and l'ritiin. —, from Sr. Andero.