Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-17

cfTersi the Rsiah $l5O,000, two brigs Of war
armeis equipped and provisloned for sis
months, and large quantity OF eannsn balls
powdsr, and e0ngreve rockets; the Raiah re-
fused them all, and preferred keeping bis dis-
mond which passes for a talisman; It Is worth
81 S3),155 Next comes the Great Mogul,
which is Of a beautiful rosa color, and Of tbs
shape and size Of half hen egg; Il is worth
S764il00 according to The Duke ~ Bruns-
wiek's valuation, though Tavernisrs hetEaYsl-
er, sets It down as being worth 81 z,344 ,655;
the Regents diamond Of France (snd which,
By tie way, belonged to Lord Chstham's
grandfather, who brought it from India con-
cesle.lin the heel Of bis shoe,) cones only in
! The 9th rank; it weiebs 1864 carats-it ia
worth $739 $40; II Is the pursst diamond
knowa; It required two years to cut it; be-
fore Il wss cut It weighed 4io esrats; the chip
pings Of It were sold for $4,000.
The Duke OF Brunswick says the Orloff dis-
mOnd Of Russia IL worth only $294 $50, and
not sls,516, $50, as some persons have pre-
tended; aEFl be says the Nancy diamond, which
Prince Pads Demidof purchased at the price
Of S4O0, coo, Is wOrtf only S29, ,160; but then
the Dixie Of Brunswick rschons its historical
value as nothing, although it once adorned the
sword of Charles the Bold, was found after
bis death on the battlefield OF Nancy, was sold
10 Switzerland, carried to Portugal and there
sold, belonging to King Antonls, to Henry III,
was swallowed BY a noble to whom he eonhded
it-swsllowed BY the faithful noble rathsT than
deliver Il to robbers, and was found In bis
body, which was disintsTred for the purpose Of
discovering Il. The Duke Of Brunswick dares
not leave Paris at any period OF the year; his
diamonds keep him chained there. He dares
not sleep from home (some people reckon this
liberty OF pillow one Of the great franchises
Of Paris) single night. Them be lives in a
house constructed not SC much for comfort as
security Itis burglar proof, surrounded on
every hide By high wall; the wall itself is
surrounded by lofty iron railing, defended by
innumarabls sharp spear heads, which are 30
eontrired that IL any person touches any one
Of them, a chime OF bells begins instantly to
ring al alarm; this iron railing cost him Sl4.-
127. He keeps bis diamonds in a safe, built In
a thlck wall; bis bed is placed against it, that
no burglar may break into IL without killing
OF at least waking him, and that be may asnuss
himself with them without leaving his bed
This sife is lined with granite and iron; the
locks have a secret which must be known be-
fore they can be opened; IL they are opened by
violence, a discharge Of firearms takes place,
which rill inevitably kill the burglar, and at
the same time a chime Of bells in every room
In the louse are set ringing. He has but one
window in his bedroom; the sash is OF the
stoutest iron; the shutters are sf thick sheet
iron. The ceiling OF bis room is plated With
iron several inches thick, and 30 is the floor.
The door opening into It Is Of solid sheet iron,
and csnnot be entered unless one be master of
the secret combination Of the lock A case Of
dozen six barreIsd reviewers, loaded and cap
ped, lies open upon the table withiE reach Of