Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-03-05
Diamond Fetters.

you? Do you think it is any pleassnter to be
bound haod and feet in fetters of diamonds
than in links OF iron If you do, just read
the history of the Duke of Brunswick aud his
diamonds, every particular of which is vouch-
ed for By the Paris correspondent of the New
Orleans P.cayune.
The most profound adanantoiogist in the
world is the Duke of Brunswick. He has in
his possession three millions of dollars worth
of diamonds He has just published cata.
logue of his diamonds, and n the appendix
there is a notice of the most celebrated
diamonds in the world This catalogue
numbers not less than 268 quarto pages. 1t
gives with great detail, list OF bis white,
transparent. 6rst white. second white, steel
white, blue white, light blue, black blue, light
yellow, bright-yellow, amber-yelow, straw,
champagne, deep-rose, rosy, light-rose, opa,
lesceut, pomegrauate, violet. greenSh, green
seq green brown, light.bFown, deep brown,
dusk-black, opague-hlaLk, London-fog, sandy.
frosty, black spotted, cracked split, scratched
iiI-cut, uncut, square, round, oval, ob!ong.
octagon, pointed, pigeon eyed, almond, Chinese
eyed diamonds IT relates hos this one adorn
ed a Turkish SABRE lhFt royal diadem,
another an imperial collar, a third a grand
electoral hat; this black diamond vas az idops
eye, that brilliant rosy diamond was taken
from the Emperor Baber, at Agra, in 1928
lit weighs 4 cagats, and is worth $50 .0O0(.
those were the waistcoat buttons of tho
Emperor Don Fedro this diamond ring, with
the Stuart coat of arms, and the cipher NJ
S ;" belonged 10 Mary Qaeeu Of Scots ; thar
pair of ear rings hung ouce on Maria An oiLe,te
The Duke OF Brunswick has in his POSSES
sion fifteen of the ninety known diamonds.
weighing thirty six carats, bot he has not b
diamoud worth $20O,000 He has a plenty
of diamonds worth $4,000, 10000 $45, 900
apiece he has two worth $50, 600 each, one
worth So, 900, aud one worth $4,000; but
he hasn't Que worth $4,000 He is in
treaty now for two diamonds, one of which is
worth 1892, 900 aud the other $3.50, 600, and
which rank in the order Of precedence estab-
l.shed by adamautologsts, in the sixth rank,
which is next after the regents diamond, and
the former 10 the eighth rank, that is, next
after the Orlof diamond of Russia. In bis
list of celebrated diamonds be places in tbs
front rank d brilliant white diamond, weigh.
ing 250 carats, and belonging to some East
Indian prince, aud worth S2,500,000; next
comes the Koh.tnoor, which weighs 1871 carats,
and which he sets down as worth ST 3SS, $40;
next comes the Rajah of Mataras (Borneo)
diamonds, it is OF the most beautiful water
conceivable the Governor of Batavia offered
the raiah $3.50, 600, two brigs Of war, armed.
equipped and provisoned for six months, and
a large quantity OF cannon balls, powder aud
congreve rockets the rajah refused them Gil.
and preferred keeping his diamond, which
passes for talisman; it is worth S. 1886, ,455.
Next comes the Great Mogul, which is of
beautiful rose color, and Of the shape and sizs
of half hens egg i. is worth $T84, 600, &C.
cording to The Duke of Brunswick's valuation,
though Tayeruier, the traveller, sets it down
as being worth So, 3S4 ,G55 !; the regents
diamond OF France (and which, by the way,
belonged the Lord Chatham's grandfather,
who brorght it from India concealed in the
heel of his shoe comes only in the fifth rank;
it weighs 1856 IA carats-it is worth $780,
SAC; it is the purest diamond known =; it re-
quired two 0 years to cut it before it was Gu.
it weighed 40 csrats the clippings of it
were sold for $400
The Duke of Brunswick says the Orloff dia.
mond of Russia is worth only $344, $50, and
not $l6, ,4l6, $50 as some persons have pre-
tended; aud he says the Sancy diamond, which
Prince Paul Demidof purchased at the price
Of 100000, is worth only $29rl60 but then
the Duke of Brunswick reckons 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 in Switzerland, carried TO Portugal and
there sold, belonged to King Antonia, to
Henry III, was swallowed by a noble TO
whom he couGded it-Swallowed by the faith
lu noble sooner than deliver it to robbers, and
was found in his body, which was disnterred
for the purpose of discovering it. 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
(sone people reckon this liberty Of pillow one
of the great franchises Of Paris a single night.
Then he lives in house constructed not so
much for comfort as for security 1t is bur-
gar.proof, surrounded On every side by high
wall the wall itself is surrounded by lofty
iron railing, defended by innumerable sharp
spear heads, which are so contriyed that if
any person touches any one Of them, chime
Of bells begins instantly to ring an alarm this
iron railing cost him sl4, l2T. He keeps his
diamonJs in q safe, built in thick wall his
bed is placed against it, that no burglar may
break into it without killing or at least waking
hin, and that he may amuse himself with them
without leaving bis bed This safe is lined
with granite aud with iron the locks have a
secret which must be known before they can
be opened if they are opened by violence,
discharge of Firearms takes place, which will
inevitably kill the burglar, and at the same
time q chime of bells in every room OF his
house are set ringing He has bat one win
dow in his bedroom-the sash is of the stoutest
iron-the shutters are of the thickest sheet.
iron. The ceilingof his room is plated with
iron sew veral inches thick, and so is the floor.
The door opening into it is of solid sheet iron.
and cannot be entered unless one be master
| of the secret combination of the lock. A case
/ ~ 6ozen six. barrelled reyolyers loaded and