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The Pasha of Egypt

Forty Carats and Valued at pound 28,000--The Finest Gem in the Egyptian Treasury.

THIS is the finest gem in the Egyptian Treasury. It seems to have been purchased for pound 28,000 by Ibrahim Pasha. According to Mr. Emanuel, it "weighs 40 carats, is of octagonal form, and is brilliant cut, and is of very good quality and lively." Our inquiries have not led us into any interesting discoveries, historical or otherwise, in connection with this Egyptian treasure. It is supposed to be still at head-quarters on the Nile; but in these days of Eastern changes and troubles, it is questionable whether any one outside a certain official circle can say what particular spot the "Pasha" may be illuminating.