, 1870-08-28
THE BRUNSWICK DIAMONDS.

AAN 'EAAS AhU NGlF NHENETH4
Aliuzion has iateIy been made in the cable
which, it is said, the Empress Eugenie has
cent for safety to England. A writer in tho
Charleston Daily Netcs thus describes these
treasures:
IN the ye.s 1880, Charles the then reign
i0g Duke Of Druaa" ick,, eldest son OF Duke
Frederick William. who led tho Black Druus-
w.ekt1s' # Qua.1e-nr.s. WAS expelled from
hta ho1sost.Ev aonasnions on aecount OF Lis
"1le two principal traits Of the charactur OF
this Prince were prohigacy (ha Wan very
bsndtore MANI and avasice- Although tho
inheritor OF much wealth from his mother, y
P1inceAs Of BADEN, be had, during 4 reign OF
ecsen rears, a1torted ssver1l millions OF th1-
] !ers from his subjects, which, he took w,tl,
him, together With famous onyx v1se aud
otl,e1 articles Of rPrtu, worth, perhaps, halt
Of lsis capital few dAys besors his
tliglr. 1remeuber when " tho Bluns wickers't
Eer his palace GU ire. ~ waa u very
intere hsins sccne. BurearsTnll Of louis d 'ors.
which the Duke had to leave behind for want
OF transpotaiiop, wers found in the palace
got suddenly rich in that W.T.. Tlo MOB h*9
Iolled numerous casls Of cloiee wines out Of
tho collars Of tho burning palace into tue
M.Egaux and .Ch.teau d'Yquem. from dre-
the s''s. If; .. ssia p!sS9 % :,a1n.s s.
of-rea1i, on With this nodosn 1IoIiogabalns !
lad been. in the habit OF accompanying
the singing Of his pritua donEa. was thrown |
from balcony into the pal1ce conrt |
fellow (the sound Of tie dying instrument still
rings in 1ny earr), numerous snleMllid paint |
ings whicl, adiruea tho !'alace vale, wcro cut
10 pieces by the enrnged people, because, as |
they said, they were tie portraits Of hi, mis-
t,erscs; Eouie others we're sayed, among !
which q portrait Of Nell Gvynne, BY Sir Peter !
1ely, which adorned tho Dukes bedchsmber,
AID han si1ce come into my possession The
expelled DuEe Charles, after soma vain at
tenrts to recover his lost lominions, weut to
Paris With his if-got'en wealth, where he lived
ever since in private capacity {for owing to
adnt'ed al te sen1 nt T. sse sseu, never ty5
years ego, when lie died While in
Psrie, tbs e1-Duke is said to have occupied
himself almost exclusively with stock joi,Liug,
poisons. such IS tho famous Itnl,an Aquo
Tofana OF Lucreiia Dorcia memory. (he had !
comnenGed his casecr OF crime, when young !
man, With poisoning first his eata and doss,
Ube1sl. and With collecting diamonds. for
which he bad an iz1ep1essiblo mania. He Is
said to have left q whole trunk full OF them,
aud these ara tho famous brunswick di1-
Imperial Baby article.
'"%loever Las been in Paris during the last |
80 year,, and has visited the Italian opera,
may have observed in oue Of tho boxes (
handsome, strangely dressed, painted 6sure, |
covered with Elaze Of diamouls-that was |
the ex-Duic Charles Of Esuuswic.i, son Of the !
hero Of Quztre Bras. |
''Who has Inherited his wealth l cannot
tells certainly not lis brother William, the |
relEnlng Duke OF Brunswick, aud the last OF
lis iliustrions race Duke Charles was, be-
liere, united III morganatic marriage to some
Countess perhaps sAc is now tho fortunate
owner OF the {anaoIs brunswick dianouls.'
At any rate shey have been sent away from
Paris 10 avoid being captured by the Bruns-
wickers, no longer black, when tho latter get
tlese.