Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-13
THE OLD WORLD.
Spain.

Madrid Disappointed-A Daughter Born to Queen Christina.
 MADRID. Sept. 12.-The Queen of Spain has been safely delivered of daughter. Both are doing well. A royal decree pre- scribes the following ceremonial on the occa- sion:
 ARTICLE 1.-There shall be present at the presentation of the Prince of Asturias or the Infanta who may be born the Grown Minis ter, the chiefs of the palace, @ deputation from each of the legislative corps, the Com missioner of Asturias, commission of two individuals appointed by the deputation of the grandees, the captains general of the army and navy, the cavaliers of the Illus trious order of the Golden Fleece commis- sion of two individuals from each one of the Supreme Assemblies of the Royal Or ders of Carlos III. and Isabella the Cath olic, another of the same number illustrious military of San Juan de Jerusalem, of the s1enguass' of Arragon and Castile, and from the four military or ders; the President Of the Council of State and of the Supreme Tribunal, of the Tribu- nal of Accounts of the Kingdom and of the Supreme Council of War a commission of two individuals from the Supreme Tribunal of La Rota, the Archbishop of Toledo, the Patriarch of the Indies the ambassadors, the presidents of the Juntas of War and Ma rine, the Captain General of New Castile the Governor of the Province of Madrid the Alcalde President of the Ayuntamiento of Madrid and a committee of two councillors of the same Ayuntamiento designated by the municipal corporation, the directors and in- spectors of all arms military and a commis- sion from the collective body of the nobility ART. 2.-There shall be invited to be pres ent at the ceremony the foreign and dipIo-. rnatic corps, along with whom the introducer of ambassadors shall be present.
 ART. 3.-As soon as evident signs of the approaching accouchement shall present themselves the persons above designated sh all be notified in order that they may come in uniform to the apartments in the palace pre- pared for that purpose.
 ART. 4.-When the accouchement shall have taken place the chief nurse (camarera l maior) shall imm ediately inform the presi- dent of the Council of Ministers, who shall announce to the persons present this fortu- nate event inform them of the sex of the 1 child, and shall communicate it to the Cap I tain General of Madrid and to the command I ing general of the halberdiers, in order that 1 with all possible celerity the signal and the salutes of the following articles may be made. l ART. 5.-In order that. the citizens of the very heroic sFViIla'' of Madrid may instantly know if the child is prince or an infanta,
 I there shall be hoisted in the first case the
 Spanish flag from the part of the palace
 called the Point of Diamond and salute of
 1 twenty-five guns shall be fired in the usual I localities In the second case the flag will be white and salute of fifteen guns will be
 fired. If the accouchement shall take place
 l by night there shall be placed under the flag
 an illumination of the same color with it. ART. 6.-Accompanied by the chief nurse
 and the chief of the palace, will present the
 1 child, whether male or female, to the Diplo- matic Corps and another person assembled in
 I the palace by virtue of this decree.
 ART. 7.-The Minister of Grace and Jus ! tice, as principal notary of the Kingdom,
 shall draw up the certificate of birth and pre-
 sentation as soon as this ceremony shall be | finished.