ii. The Mayors of all Corporations, with the Sheriffs, Aldermen, and

Recorder of London, are styled _Right Worshipful_; and the Aldermen and Recorder of other Corporations, as well as Justices of the Peace, _Worshipful_.

245. Ambassadors.

Ambassadors have _Excellency_ prefixed to the other titles, and their accredited rank added.

_Sup_.--To His Excellency Count Karolyi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from H.I.M. (His Imperial Majesty) The Emperor of Austria.

_Sup_.--To His Excellency The Right Honourable Earl of Dufferin, K.P., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Sublime Ottoman Porte.

_Comm_.--My Lord.

_Con_.--I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Excellency's Most humble obedient servant.

The wives of Ambassadors have also Excellency added to their other titles.

Envoys and Chargés d'Affaires are generally styled Excellency, but by courtesy only.

Consuls have only their accredited rank added to their names or titles, if they have any.

246. Addresses of Petitions, &c.

i. _Queen in Council._--All applications to the Queen in Council, the Houses of Lords and Commons, &c., are by _Petition_, as follows, varying only the title:

To the Queen's most Excellent Majesty in Council, The humble Petition of M.N., &c., showeth That your Petitioner.... Wherefore Your Petitioner humbly prays that Your Majesty will be graciously pleased to.... And Your Petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

ii. _Lords and Commons._--To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal (To the Honourable the Commons) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled.

The humble Petitioner &c. And your Petitioner [or Petitioners] will ever pray, &c.

247. To those who Write for the Press.

It would be a great service to editors and printers if all who write for the press would observe the following rules. They are reasonable, and correspondents will regard them as such:

i. write with black ink, on white paper, wide ruled.