239. Princes of the Blood Royal.

i. _The Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters, Uncles and Aunts of the Sovereign_.--_Sup._--To His (_Her_) Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (_Princess Beatrice_).

_Comm_.--Your Royal Highness.

_Con_.--I remain, with the greatest respect (I have the honour to be), your Royal Highness's most obedient servant.

ii. _Other branches of the Royal Family_.--_Sup._--To His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.

_Comm_.--Your Royal Highness.

_Con_.--I remain, with the greatest respect, your Royal Highness's most humble and obedient servant.

240. n.o.bility and Gentry.

i. _Duke or d.u.c.h.ess.--Sup._--To His Grace the Duke (_Her Grace the d.u.c.h.ess_) of Northumberland.

_Comm_.--My Lord Duke (_Madam_).

_Con_.--I have the honour to be, My Lord Duke (_Madam_), Your Grace's most devoted and obedient servant.

ii. _Marquis or Marchioness.--Sup._--To the Most Honourable the Marquis (_Marchioness_) of Salisbury.

_Comm_.--My Lord Marquis (_Madam_).

_Con_.--I have the honour to be, My Lord Marquis, Your Lordship's (_Madam, Your Ladyship's_) most obedient and most humble servant.

iii. _Earl or Countess.--Sup._--To the Right Honourable the Earl (_Countess_) of Aberdeen.

_Comm_.--My Lord (_Madam_).

_Con_.--I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's (_Madam, Your Ladyship's_) most obedient and very, humble servant.

iv. _Viscount or Viscountess.--Sup._--To the Right Honourable Lord Viscount (_Lady Viscountess_) Gough.

_Comm_. and _Con_. same as Earl's.

v. _Baron or Baroness.--Sup._--To the Right Honourable Lord (_Lady_) Rowton.

_Comm. and Con_. same as Earl's.

vi. _Younger Sons of Earls, and all the Sons of Viscounts and Barons.--Sup._--To the Honourable Arthur Hamilton Gordon.

_Comm_.--Honoured Sir.

_Con_.--I have the honour to be, Honoured Sir, Your most obedient and very humble servant.

vii. _Baronet and His Wife.--Sup._--To Sir Stafford Northcote, Bart.

(_Lady Northcote_).

_Comm_.--Sir (_Madam_).

_Con._--I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most humble and obedient

viii. _Knight and his Wife_.--_Sup._--To Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott (Lady Truscott).

_Comm._ and _Con._ as preceding.

ix. _Esquire._--This t.i.tle is now accorded to every man of position and respectability, but persons ent.i.tled to superior consideration are distinguished by "&c., &c., &c.," added to their superscription.

The wives of Gentlemen, when several of the same name are married, are distinguished by the Christian name of their husbands, as Mrs. _John_ Harvey, Mrs. _William_ Temple.

x. _Privy Councillors_.--These have the t.i.tle of _Right Honourable_, which is prefixed to their name thus:

_Sup._--To the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P.

_Comm._--Sir.

_Con._--I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient very humble servant.

[Footnote 1: Adapted from the "Dictionary of Daily Wants," published by Houlston and Sons, Paternoster Square, E.C., in one volume, half bound, at 7s. 6d., or in three separate volumes, cloth, each 2s. 6d.]

241. The Clergy.

i. _Archbishop_.--Sup.--To His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.

_Comm._--Your Grace.

_Con._--I remain, Your Grace's most devoted obedient servant.

ii. _Bishop_.--_Sup._--To the Right Reverend the Bishop of Winchester.

_Comm._--Right Reverend Sir.

_Con._--I remain, Right Reverend Sir, Your most obedient humble servant.

iii. _Doctor of Divinity_.--_Sup._--To the Reverend James William Vivian, D.D., or, To the Reverend Dr. Vivian.

_Comm._--Reverend Sir.

_Con._--I have the honour to be, Reverend Sir, Your most obedient servant.

iv. _Dean._--_Sup._--To the Very Reverend The Dean of St. Paul's; or, To the Very Reverend Richard William Church, M.A., D.C.L., D.D., Dean of St. Paul's.