at more than fifty thousand dollars, is thought to belong to the
Dutch regalia.
The Bazn, owned by a Dutchman of that name, a gem of
one hundred and four carats, was obtained from the Coulour
mines, India, and brought to Europe by Tavernier. The
interior of the stone contained eight carats of what appeared to
be decayed vegetable matter, a peculiarity which might be
regarded an indication of the origin of the diamond. A similar
specimen is seen in the British Museum.
The Raolconda, an Indian diamond mentioned by Tavernier,
was nearly of the same size as the Bazu.
The Hasti?igs. — This gem was the occasion of a good deal
of scandal pending the trial of Warren Hastings, and gave rise
to a street ballad of the times, in which George III. and the
governor-general were travestied with great freedom. The
diamond was given to the king, not by Hastings, as represented, but by the Nizam of the Deccan, in 1786. It has been
described as a fine specimen, but it cannot now be identified in
the collection of the crown jewels.
The Stewart. — This diamond had no rival among the South
African diamonds until the discovery of the Porter Rhodes, in
1880, and was surpassed in size only by the Great Mogul, the
Matan, and the Nizam. It weighs, in its undressed form, two
hundred and eighty-eight and three-eighths carats ; the tint is a
pale yellow.
The Porter Rhoades, named for its owner, is a bluish white
gem found at the Kimberly mines, South Africa. Its weight
in the rough has been said to exceed that of the Stewart,
which, if this estimate is correct, must have been near three
hundred carats. Both Streeter and Church give its size, after
cutting, undoubtedly, one hundred and fifty carats.
The Heart formed the centre of a rose composed of twelve
