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Show Seals of Office 'The Seals of Office," concerning which we have heard so much of lato In connection with their surrender by the secretaries of slate of the R;ilfiur administration to King Bed ward, lo subsequently Intrusted these emblems Of office to the Ministers of the new ampbell-Bunnerman ablnet. consist Of sets of three seals known, respect-hely. respect-hely. as the signet, the seal and the cachet. At the Foreign office the slg- j net is affixed to instruments which au- : tho rise plenipotentiaries to treat, or for the ratlflcntlon of treaties The seal Is! ITSed for royal warrants, counterslgn-d by the Secretary of State, while the I at het Is used to seal the envelopes of letters containing official communications communica-tions sent through the Foreign office Irorn lb- sovereign to his f-llow -rul-rr |