M.A.
_Sup._--To the Reverend Sir Henry R. Dukinfield, Bart, M.A.
No clerical dignity confers a title or rank on the wife of the
dignitary, who is simply addressed _Mistress_, unless possessing a
title in her own right, or through her husband, independently of his
clerical rank.
242. Judges &c.
i. _Lord Chancellor_.--_Sup._--To the Right Honourable Roundell
Palmer, Lord Selborne, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
ii. _Master of the Rolls._--_Sup._--To the Right Honourable the Master
of the Rolls.
iii. _Chief Justice_.--_Sup._--To the Right Honourable the Lord Chief
Justice; or, the Right Honourable Lord Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice
of England.
The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas is addressed in the
same form, and are all styled _My Lord_.
iv. _Lords Justices of Appeal_.--The Lords Justices of Appeal are
Knights, and should be addressed thus:
_Sup_.--To the Right Honourable Sir W. Milbourne James, Knt.
v. _Judge of County Courts._--_Sup_.--To His Honour John James
Jeffreys, Judge of County Courts.
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243. Officers of the Navy and Army.
i. _Naval Officers._--Admirals have the rank of their flag added to
their own name and title thus:
_Sup_.--To the Honourable Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Admiral of
the White.
If untitled, they are simply styled _Sir_.
_Commodores_ are addressed in the same way as admirals.
_Captains_ are addressed either to "Captain William Smith, R.N.;" or
if on service, "To William Smith, Esquire, Commander of H.M.S.--"
_Lieutenants_ are addressed in the same way.
ii. _Military Officers._--All officers in the army above Lieutenants,
Cornets, and Ensigns, have their military rank prefixed to their name
and title.
_Sup_.--To _General_ Sir Frederick Roberts.
_Subalterns_ are addressed as _Esquire_, with the regiment to which
they belong, if on service.
244. Municipal Officers.
i. _Lord Mayor.--Sup_.--To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (_The
Lady Mayoress_) of London, York, Dublin; The Lord Provost (_The Lady
Provost_) of Edinburgh.
_Comm_.--My Lord (_Madam_).
_Con_.--I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's (_Madam,
Your Ladyship's_) most obedient humble servant.
ii. The Mayors of all Corporations, with the Sheriffs, Ald
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