politically considered, is the privileges, prerogative, and right of property belonging, in virtue of his office, to the sovereign of a state. The most common signification of the word, however, is the heraldic one, in which it is applied to the royal insignia. The regalia of England are the crown, the sceptre, the virge, St Edward's staff, the orb or mound, the sword of mercy, the two swords of justice, the ring of alliance, the armillar or bracelets, the spurs of chivalry, and sundry royal vestments. These are preserved, all except the royal vestments, in the jewel-office in the Tower of London. The insignia of Scottish royalty are a crown, a sceptre, and a sword of state. They are deposited in the crown-room of Edinburgh Castle.