A Royal Treasure

The Spaniards oí Peru have always elieved that the subjects of the Incas at the time of the conuuest of their ountry by Pizarro, buried large imounts of gold, and that the secret of he places where the gold was buried ïas been handed down from father to son, through successive generations, the object being to restore the Incas when the rule shall be renewed, as the eruvians longbelieved it would be- a striking proof that it was a good rule. Tuis belief was not unlike that which so many North Amerieans have had n the burial of vast treasures by that roving Captain Kidd, and which f urnislied to Poe the subject of bis best sti ange slories ; büt the Spanish belief bad better foundation than any that had been brought forward in support of the American tradition. Out of the novéis no oue has ever found any of Kidd's treasures- if treasure tliat worthy ever had; but in Peru it bas more than once happened that great sums have been found. About a hundred years ago an Indian left in possession oí a woman, as security for a sniall debt, a number of golden figures, making her promise to show them to no one. Wanting money herself soon afterwards, slie in turn pawned them to the priest of her village. Some months having lapsed, the Indian returned and elaimed his images. The woman sought them of the priest, but he suspected something, and, havintr compelled her to teil where she got them, the Indian was thrown into prison, where, having been subjeeted to torture, he pointed out the place where for 00 years a great quantity had lain concealed, having been buried there by some noble Peruviana. The valué of it was two and a half million dollars- a very pretty proflt on such capital as injustice, falsehood and torture. The story goes that the Indian added that, if they dug to a certain depth, a jet of water would spring up and flood the valley, where the treasure lay under a rock ; and the spot is now covered by a lake with a small islandm the centre of it. What became of the Indian our authority does not state; but, judging from the usual marnier in which Spaniards treated such men, it was probably tragical enough. - ISouth American Annals. _ Butter and lard had quite a run during tlie late unseasonable weather.