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ried in a budget slung somewhere under the car- 

 riage. A hammock-cloth seat never has any 

 receptacle for tools. J. P. Obde. 



Kilmery. 



Bulse (2°* S. viii. 327.) — From the context, 

 " whether a bulse or only a few sparks of a dia- 

 mond," it would appear to be the balass ruby, or 

 carbuncle, balascio in Italian, balas in German, 

 and rubis balais in French.- But where else is 

 Bos well's form, "bulse," to be met with ? H. W. 



" The Nizam of the Deccan sent a Bulse of diamonds, 

 sealed up, to Bengal, to Mr. Hastings, for the purpose of 

 his presenting them to the King on his arrival in Eng- 

 land. Mr. Hastings had sailed for England before the 

 diamonds arrived in Calcutta. They were therefore en- 

 trusted to the care of Captain Church, of the I02d regi- 

 ment, who took his passage home in the Hinchinbrook ; 

 the fame of these diamonds, and of their immense value, 

 had gone abroad — and when the Hinchinbrook went 

 down in Bengal river, a Lascar took advantage of the 

 confusion, broke open the trunks of Captain Church, and 

 got possession of the Bulse. It was, however, rescued 

 from him before he had broken the seals, and was re- 

 turned to Mr. Crofts, the agent of Mr. Johnstone, who is 

 resident at the Court of the Nizam. Mr. Crofts sent the 

 diamonds to England by one of the late ships, addressed 

 to the care of Mr. Blair, of Portland Place, who is the 

 brother-in-law of Mr. Johnstone. Mr. Blair handed them 

 to Mr. Hastings — Mr. Hastings entrusted them to Major 

 Scott — Major Scott delivered them to Lord Sydney — and 

 Lord Sj'dney presented them to the King." The PoUticnl 

 Magazine (x. 478.) adds as a note, " A bulse of diamonds 

 is a peculiar sort of a package of diamonds. They are 

 always brought home from India in a ease, which is 

 called a bulse." 



R. W. 



Webster gives "Bulse, a certain quantity of 

 diamonds. Wraxall. {India.J' Might it not be 

 derived from the Portuguese bdlsa,a purse, pouch, 

 bag ? R. S. Charnock. 



Abdias Ashton (2""* S. viii. 336.)— Abdias Ash- 

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