The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-13
Diamonds.

Tho INST profound diamond antatcur in tho
| world, Is the Duko " Brunswick; hs owns a., =
W",O1 worth, and hNI just publshcd a lt.t.
io h', " 2US quarto rIgcs, containing list
| ~ thcn', Va great 4 tan II relates how this
| once arirurd a Turkish rlbrr, that a rnv,l
| dia rro'hcr an impnrial collar, a third
Grand Electoral hat; th,s black diamond was
| M li"i 'yrr 'hat brilliant rosy diamond was
taken fr NJ tie Emperor B,uzR, At Agra ~
'"-", ct W. l.lN II circts, AL IA worth .6I,.
w." thu', we've the walstcuat tuttOnI Of tho
IlaPtnr Dos 'EuRo; has diamond riny,
WITH tho Sr,AHI ouu Of arm, aud tho cy-
phI " NJ. = :" hauul;cd to M,RV, Qnecn "
ocr'S VA puc ot earrings hung once
on NAGIE ANr,1:rru. lln ia IN trotty
nav tor two dnmunIs one Of which
~ wr'th f2i2 Om Hnl the other sr;IO, 900.
IN an aIPon,iN, thGr ia notice uf lin most
C,hhrti.-i diamonds IN the world ho pl,cs IN
tho it"rt rauk brilliant whi'o di,rrnd
weighing 80 cirats, aHi belonging tu apmo
East ln'sn p-in Z" and worth ~ 1Oj, 300
next com'1 the Knf-i noc-, winch weighs iHi
M"taiaS tliorncol diIE,cul, for which |
,ho Governor o'BLtavia offered tho Es-
jah slhO,rN, two brigs " war arIs-
ed .cpuippci and proviionei for six |
months, aud large quantity " cannon balls /
powder and co'grsv, rockets; the is,jah refused
thcm all, and rofcrrrh keeping his diam md, /
v'hich passes for II talisman; It is worth ell
3b9, ,ihi. Next comes the Great Mogol which
l. Of a beautiful rors color and of the shapc and
size Of half hens egg; it is worth |
t'Sl 900; the Regents diamond of France
(Which, belonged 60 Lord CHtrnGs1's grand |
father, who brought it from India, concealed
In tSs heel Of his sEsc, comos only in the iifth
rank; IL weighs 1JS Ia carats-it is worth
S'39, $40; ii ia tho purest diamond known; il
required two years to cut it before II was cut
1t weighed 40 carats; tho clippings of II were
sold for go, 900. After, we have the Orlotf
diamond Of Russia worth $3ii, 1850, and tho
Saucy diamond which Prince Paul remijoY
purchased at tho prico VI 8 SiOC. 900. IL oncs |
adorned the sword " Charles the Bsld, found
after his death on tho battle 1cld Of Nancy. |
The Duke Of lirun'wick dares not leave Paris
~ any period OF the year; his diamonds keep |
him clIAnod there. lie dar-s not slecp from
hom" single night. lIo lives in q house con-
1tructcd not 50 much for comfort rs fer security.
II is burglsr-proof, surrounded on cvery side by |
a high wall tho wall itself is surmountsd by
lofty iron railing, defended by innurnerabls |
sharp spear heads, which are 10 contrivci that
II any Icrson touches any ono of them, a chime |
of bclls lrgins Instantly to ring an alarm this
iron railing cost him Sli,l27. Ho keeps hi,
diamonds in a safe, built in thick wall his
led is placed against 1t, that no burglar
may break into it without killing, or at
least waking him, and that ho may anuss
himself with thom without leaving his
bod. This safe is lined with granite ani with
iron the locks have "a secret which must 10 \
known before they can bo opened II they arc
opened 10y violence, u discharge OF firearms
takes place, which will inevitably kill tho bur-
plnr, AMI al the samr time a chime of bells in
every room in hlS house. are sot ringing. llo
has but one window in his bedroom tho sash |
is Of the stUutest iron tho shutters aro of |
I hiCk sheet iron. Tho ceiling Of his room IL |
rlatrd with iron several inches thick, and 80 is
the tipOr. Tho door opening into IL is NJ solid |
theot ir'n, AMI cannot bc enicrsd unless ono |
be nIss,'r Of the secret combinations Uf tho lock-