Star.
London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

FROAI THE QUOTIDIENNE.

The Echo du Midi states, that the news from Cata-
lonia comfie ms the sentence and execution of thirty-two
revolutionists who had landed on the coast of Alicant.
Ten others have experienced the same fate, including
Captain 11 man. The leader of the band, Colonel
Ba7,an, who is severely (perhaps mortally) wounded,
has nut been executed. He will alto be shot if he sur-
vives his wounds.

FROM THE JOURNAL DE PARIS.
FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.
4 MADRID, MARCH 9.
_ _

"The last despatches from the Ilavannah speak of
the great preparations for defence which the inhabitants
are making at their own expense, in case of an attack.
According to private letters, there ate 9,000 regular
tropps in Cdba t viz. 7,000 Europeans and 2,000 natives.
The Deputies of Lite Disca)aq pu ivinces, now here,
have lust been called upon lor a report on the privileges
which those provinces enjoyed in the time of Charles
111. It seems that the King intents to restore to them
all their ancient privileges, even those which were taken
from them under the Ministry of Garoy, but on condk
tion of their increasing their annual contribution to
the public treasury. Orders have been sent to the In-
.pectr.r of the Baths of S ,cedon, to forward the works
of the little palace of Queen Isabella, so that it may be
able to receive the King, who, it is said, intends to go
thither this Tear.

The Council of State has just Laid before the Xing,
a report, stating that, in spite of the purifications, per-
eons have crept into all the branches of the Adminis•
tratian, whose political principles do not harmonise
with the hp te m of his Majesty's Government. The
Council concludes by requiring a purification of the
employis. The King has sent the report to the C uncil
of Mushy...is to be errmined, with an injunction not to
make any change among the pets ms actually in office,
even if the report of the Council should be perfectly
%ell founded, until a very detailed report shall have
been m ide respecting that part of the cont:uct of the
uflicet which would require his dismissal."

/MOM 711$ ETOII.E, DATED WEDNESDAY, MARC!! 22.
" PARIS, ilascis 91.
e, The Quotidirsing says, that reports on Change an:
flounce a poptil.r tumult at Niadlid.
" Lettoraot the 15th were received yesterday at ?MIS,
stating that every thing was tranquil."

In our extracts from the East India Papers, in the
STAR of yesterday, we inserted an article from Prome,
dated September 22, stating that " his Excellency,
"Commodore Sir JAMES BRISBANE, C.B. landed that
" forenoon from the steam-vessel, under the usual
" salute, and that his Excellency was received on land-
" ing, by Brigadier-General Sir ARCHIBALV CAMP-
-4` DELL, K.C.B. and a considerable ;lumber of Naval
" and Military Officers."
Our naval friends will smile at this pomposity of the
grandiloquent Calcutta Editor, in styling the gallant
Officer. alluded to as " Iris Excellency." A better
9fficer, or a braver man than Sir JAMES BRISBANE, we
believe, is not enrolled on the list of the navy; and
while we advert to the magnificent phraseology which
our countrymen have acquired in Asia, we do it in
perfect good humour, and very far indeed from the
intention of undervaluing the proper rank and sta-
tion of any one among the estimable leaders of our
gallant forces, either of the sea or land service ;
more especially those who, as in this instance, are en-
countering the petils of climate and war in their
country's cause, on a far-distant shore. But, for the
sake of the true dignity of the Naval and Military Pro-
fession, we must endeavour to prevail on our absent
friends to abate a little in their assumption of titter.—
Sir JAMES BRISBANE is only a Captain in the Navy,
and senior O:iicer in command of some half-dozen of
frigates and small vessels. Perhaps his whole force does
not exceed 1,500 men. He is no more entitled to the ap-
pellation of" his Excelkncy," than to that of "his Grace."
Nor, by'the rules of military ceremonies, as settled by
his Majarry, is he entitled to the honour of a salute at
landing, although, as Commodore commanding in
chief, his broad pendant is by courtesy saluted by the
vessels of his own sqtradron when it first appears in
sight, and by them only. The honours and titles to
which we have alluded are not, however, to be at all
understood as having been assumed by any vanity on
the part of Sir JAMES Batssaan. The fact is, that for
many years past the Military Secretaries at the seat
of Government in India have so imbibed the Asiatic
%tate of grandeur, that they bestow the most mag-
nificent titles at their own will and pleasure.—
Thus the General Officer, who may at the time being
have the command of the King's army, is always
by them styled " His Excellency," and to preserve due
equality between th• naval and military branches of
the ureic% they conceive themselves obliged, on the
Kora of etiquette, to award the same title to the senior
officer in command of the navy, wha!ever his profes-
sional rank may be. But this title is misapplied in both
cases, and in regard to the officer of the navy it is a
practical bull. The legitimate style of your I!zcel!ency
is only conferred oa the direct and immediate repre-
sentative of the sovereign. In its strict application it
belongs to Viceroys, Governors-General, and Mi-
litary Officers of the rank of Captain-General acting
under instructions from the Royal Sign Manuel, as
also to Ambassadors, but not even to Ministers Ple-
nipotentiary. By courtesy it
.is frequently applied to,
or rather assumed by, Governors of Colonies in their
own territories, but never to Military Officers, as in
India, subordinate to the authority of the Governor-
General in Council. In no case, however, nor by any
possible interpretation, can it be applied to a Naval
Officer—not even to the Admiral of the Fleet; fur he
is not the representative of Majesty, but only the Lieut.
or Officer of the Lord High Admiral; even the Vice-
Admiral of England, a higher rank than that of Admiral
of the Fleet, is only Lieutenant of the Navies and Seas,
under the Lord High Admiral. The latter alone, if
in command, would be entitled to the appellation of
Excellency.—How ridiculous then must it seem, when
idly bestowed on a Captain in the navy, or a Colonel
in the army. 1

This forenoon we received the Allgemeine Zeitung of
the 17th, containing extracts from the Oriental Spectator
of Smyrna, which are of course unfavourable to the
Greeks. As, however, no mention is made of Misso-
longhi, or of any naval operations, it is fair to infer that
this Anti•Cliristian Journal has no good news to report
of its friends the Turks. Indeed, one of the French
Papers states, on the authority of private letters flow 1
Trieste, of a very regent date, that IBRAHIM DACHA'
had been defeated its a new attack on Missolonghi.
The following extracts are from the Oriental Spectator :

SALAMIN, JAN. 4.

From time to time fugitive Greeks arrive here from
Athens, and other parts of the Continent where the
state of the affairs of the Greeks grow worse every day.
Goura, who has a fortress under Ms command, does
not think himself safe there ; he has caused his money
and most valuable effecti to be brought to this island.
It is equally remarkable, that all the Greeks at Athens,
who were supposed to be resolved to defend die place,
have also sent hither every thing they possess, removing
only a light covering to protect them against the raw
night air. Should the Turks invade Attica, and seen
disposed to attack the city of Minerva, they would see the
Greeks, as they have done before, retire to these coasts.
The Saliminiots, who have been innocently. involved
by circumstances respecting the Porte, lament the un.
fortunate state of affairs, and are inclined, if the Captain
Paella should make them a visit, t.► receive him like
faithful subjects. The soldiers at Athens commit rob_

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LONDON.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24. ISM

GOOD Famar—CLOT= Hos.m.ar.
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
It is as close a Holiday in the City this morning as on Sundays,
and but few of the Merchants are out. Lloyd's is not open.