The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-15 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.
The express from Paris is of some importance,
as it appears, by accounts from Madrid of the 6th inst.,
that the Spanish Government is becoming bold, and going
to act with some energy, particularly by their demanding
of the Northern Powers, through their ambassadors at
Madrid, the recognition of Isabella as Queen of Spain ;
and if not complied with, the ambassadors are given to
understand that they must withdraw from the capital.
The affairs of the loan remain unsettled, but public con-
fidence was returning.:The Four per Cents. had risen to 56.
A battle took place on the 7th, in which the Carlists
were defeated.
French Funds, 79f. 50c. ; Spanish, 39.
Madras papers to the 19th January have been received
at the North and South American Coffee-house.
(From the paper of the 10th January.)
It is with regret we publish the following extract of a
private letter from Masulipatam, dated 29th December :
" From the want of rain for some time past, the most
serious apprehensions are entertained that all the crops in
this district will fail, and a continuation of the famine be
the consequence. The tanks and wells are almost dry."
THE FUNDS.

There is information in the express from Paris this
morning of high importance,—that Spain demands of the
Holy Alliance of the Northern Powers their recognition of
the Queen of Spain, and, if not complied with, their Am-
bassadors at Madrid have a hint to take their de-
parture from the capital. This bold step was not
expected so soon on the part of the Queen Regent;
but the late new alliance with England, France, and Por-
tugal has given her nerve, and no doubt in future she will
act with great energy, as she has nought to fear, backed
by the two first powers in Europe. On the other hand,
should her demand be refused, it may be the cause of a ge-
neral war in Europe ; therefore, if this event prove cor-
rect, a wide field of speculation now remains open, until
we receive the answers of the Northern Powers on this
important demand of the Spanish Government.
Consols may be quoted at present 92% for the Account.
Spanish and Portuguese Securities continue to be the
chief speculations. The former reached 3614, are now
3534% ; the latter 79 to 791-4.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 92% 93.

We perceive that Madame Caradori Allan
takes her benefit to night at the King's Theatre ; and
the bill of fare promises a rich treat.
OUTLAWRY.—On Sunday morning last, as
the congregation were leaving the parish church after
divine service, the sheriff's officer of Cheltenham read
a proclamation of outlawry in the churchygd by the
south door against an individual formerly resident in
this town. After the writ had been read, the indi-
vidual alluded to was called upon in due form of law,
and public notice given that if the said person did not
into surrender himself the custody of the sheriff, by
the 10th day of June, he should be declared an outlaw.
—Cheltenham Chronicle.

THE STANDARD OF ST. DENIS.—ThiS
famous standard is supposed to have been originally
made use of by the abbots and monks of the Royal
Abbey of that name in their private wars, and to have
been raised as the banner of the Kings of France,
when the Vexin fell under their sway in the reign of
Philip I. or Limis le Gros. Like other church ban-
ners it was attached to a cross bar fixed horizontally on
the end of a pike ; and the materials were of silk or
taffeta of a red colour, and slit up in several places
from the bottom. The pike or lance on which it was
borne was gilded ; and from these particulars of form
and colour it derived its name of oriflamme. A much
higher antiquity, and many miraculous virtues, are
ascribed to it by those who believe that the phial of oil
which anoints the Kings of France came from
Heaven, and said that Kings are able to cure scrofula,
and hanged persons to dissipate wens by the touch.—
Romance of History.