of a public lottery. It became the property of a young man who sold it at a low price; it was again disposed of, and afterwards passed into the possession of a jeweller in the city, and is said to have been lately sold to the Pacha of Egypt for £30,000. It may justly be called a Diamond of the first water, and rank amongst the finest in Europe.
A superlatively fine blue Diamond weighing 44 carats, and valued at £30,000, formerly the property of Mr. Eliason, an eminent Diamond merchant, is now said to be in the possession of our most gracious sovereign. This unrivalled gem is of a deep sapphire blue, and from its rarity and color, might have been estimated at a higher sum. It has found its most worthy destination in passing into the possession of a monarch, whose refined taste has ever been conspicuous in the highest degree.
A green brilliant of exquisite beauty, and
