, 1869-10-24

tpoen ~ tse Mattku dtsmend, hss bot n apoc-
!1pna1 nlstofy. tnonRh taere y probably rInta II
ts'r Of Rnrrco. snd IN the treasury oil tho RaIAh
thu diamond IL said 70 be preserved. An oler
vas once INSIDE by the Dutch Government Of
refused. and - supcrs1tion connrcaa tnp for
tnoes 1f the Rz1sh tauasly with lhe 1a1ety ot tho
stone, snd sllnnae1a arc rot petnHtea even TO see
Enough, however, bis been said to show whss
are! reai diamond Of soo cafasa weight Hua3d
1nst,nct1vely the co,on.sts sppesr 10 hare ap-
pfecsate.1 the wonder. F1rst telegraph from &he
mipsa snpou1 ced the ditcovt1y. wath tie nsEa
thst an armed escott was cnnseylpH Tho ssnnn 70
rpsteh reported thsi It had bean placed in The miot
and, further, that bsnkln2 company hhd ad'
Etuecd the rtfJ modest sam Of Esps o. -
there ehanld b au1 donns abont the Fcal nature
or quality Of tho GEM a RelLknonn Reoiogta1 y
ta.ale. hsd been Net 70 work npon 4 ous nan no.
pawnhrokes's asslsten: could settle hpch qaea-
iapu IN 1vh pstnuteS To tbs eye Of IN expeat tho
sss et q .@ns ~, ~ !, o,neos nS1
that estdclce is unavailable. Tso cnasaoae1i.Hca
cy diamond, however, admit Of m easJ and IL
Soshi1F 1sn % ou. disano,sd sill sczsics samona.
Nbe1tAs II the slane u on! wnite or
yellow sapphire ii UaJ be scratched bJ splinter
iosts.d Of erysa q charcoal, snd Vousd zt.li 30
very valuable; tut u, - u probable Il u tlmpte
( qnar1k, the miracle Tiu dlssPrer sHmcteut Cyl.
dcnc~. hos e<cf, Hoo1d IrGa'n 70 show that the
Australian diamond mtnes may be itch in m:
kpnwn t1T1surEf. Our correspondent himself bid
a atone ID his hand. fresh from the dtgE1uRs,
which waa perfect Fpcc!11en Of diamond Without
speck Or n8w, uf tiye rAIAts in weight The vhtuc
p1 such k,ooe IN the Londoa market would be
EH0, weeresa II wss sold OF tbe spot fnF Ely.
! VIC are told, ioo that jtamonds-gcnutnc dla.
monds-afe on sale by women and chiAEen At
trcSy co1tsge, aud there can haEt'y he mistake,
We should tnIlk, &hout the Nature Of The blnnea
4. nny sats u eomc Of the gems h4te now fond
their vsy TO thth coantzy, the question Of quality
ctn soon be set 1t re4t.
il nAs been sald that the nrt OF natiufacturnz
dlamondr, Ike thxt OF creating goau, might oe nn
tmpo4slb1r Invention, but that It would eertalnlJ
| be nke1eH when accomplished. E1acty Mott MAJ
be presumed tnsr diamond. N1n lose thess value =
! however depe1ts On siZe sod quality. te1T tInal
dtauouGs are xlrcadY imported {rnu Brazil "
such quaL titles thAt NJ least two tons have f0und
their way into the trhdn lromthe american uasnee
J Aa far ~ The Australian atscusettes a1e 70 *
elaA.es1 wltn these iiopor.n, the.r eject W! q
thould ptpre 10 DO limited, the increase Of suppl.
] n.sy perhaps stimulate thn demand, n4x1
! be attended with only pass4ha solac-
NOD Of ss1nH In point Of iasS csaoonai
| aaa ssl1l he worth - much - they wcse t1irs,
| Year, aince. u p CLEAR. howeTess TIA. the Aus
ita1tan eolupista are cxsTed away b. the novelEr
| fhe-dEcovefy and the excitement Of the i0ea
| They ale nil nrraUtrg c3 psec.1oA atoueA Al ot
e.J iatls md IN every tasxay eaxrtAse tue ia1k
pearls and ropaxeA, ~ And petsoaa Of all ranks ar'
| IpehipE to tne mines. There Ia no fehton WI.
tht4e tn!nta should not, hke the Rc!o tntnsf, has
"npEreia" 0f thfiY oWc ID tbs fostu OF rtrxtt21uu
| sru j; ,at, 1esore We believe u diamond ~ bi
| III uaaab nst, we should certainly uktto Bee II
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