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History of Diamoaa.-There is a diamond at present, we believe, forming part of the Grown Jewels of England. which has singular history appertain- ing to it. It formerly belonged to Charles the Bold, the last Duke of Bur- gundys who wore itin his cap at the battleaof Nancy, where his army was to- tally routed and himself killed. This was in the year i477. The diamond was found among the spells of tue bat tie by Swiss soldier, and by him sold to aIrench gentleman named Sancy. The family of this gentleman preserved the diamond for nearly century, and till tlie period when Henry III. of France after having lost his throne, employed descendant of this family, who was com mander Of the Swiss troops in his service to proceed to Switzerland for the pur- pose of recruiting his forces from that country; and having no immediate pc. cunary resources at command, he per suaded the same gentleman to borrow of his family the Saucy diamond, in or- der to deposit it with the Swiss govern. mcnt as security for the payment of the troops. Accordingly, the diamond was despatched for this purpose by conf dential domestic, who disappeared and could 6o where be heard of for great length of time. At last however, it was .ascertained that he had heen stopped by robbers and assassinated, and his body buried in forest. And such con fidenee had his master in the prudence and prohity of hisservant, that he search cd and at last discovered the place of hisburial.and had the corpse disinterred when the diamond was found in his stomach, he having swallowed it when attacked bythe robbers.