The usual Style of Address, for the principal public Offi cers in the United States is as follows, viz :

The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, is sometimes ddressed by that appellation only. The most customary tyle of addressing him, is, His Excellency the PRESIDENT of the United States; or, His Excellency the PRESIDENT.

The same may be observed of the Vice-President of the United States, mutatis mutandis. Or, he may be addressed His Excellency D. D. T., Vice-President of the U. S.

Members of Congress: H. G. O, Esq. Senator; or, H. C, Esq. Mender of the House of Representatives, J. C- Esq. M. H. R.-(i. e. Member of the House of Representatives.)

The Secretary of the Senate: S. A. O, Esq. Secretary of the Senate.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives; T. V—, Esq. Clerk H. R.

Ambassadors, and foreign Ministers, have the title of Ex cellency.

Judges of the Superior Court, The Honorable J. M Esq. Chief Justice of [Mutatis mutandis].

The Heads of the Great Departments of the Federal Go vernment, The Honorable J. Q. A- Secretary of the Treasury, &c. &c. &c.

The Governors, or Presidents of the State Governments, have the title of Excellency.

Deputy Governors, or Vice-Presidents of the State Go. vernments, The Honorable.

Members of the State Legislatures, Esq.

Judges of Inferior Courts, Counsellors at Law; Prothono taries, Collectors, Naval Officers, and Surveyors in the Departments of the Customs, and all the commissioned officers in the United States, are styled Esq.

Bishops in the United States; The Right Reverend W -, D. D. Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of· &c. &c.

Other Clergymen; The Reverend L. B, D. D. or The Reverend Doctor B- ; or, The Reverend M.

H—; or, The Reverend L. B
Pastor of

, [Mutatis mutandis.]

Rector of

or

Professors in the Universities and Colleges; R. P, D. D. Professor of - in the University of ; Professor C D—; Mr. Professor.

CARDS OF COMPLIMENT.

CARDS of compliment should be short, easy, and consistent with politeness. They must begin with the title or style of the writer, and care must be taken immediately after, to mention, in a respectful manner, the style or title of those to whom they are addressed; they must contain but one subject, and that should be expressed with elegance and perspicuity. The following are given as examples, and may be varied as occasion requires.

I. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil's compliments to Mr. and Mrs. Howard, and desire the favor of their company on Wednesday next, to drink tea, and spend the evening.

Monday morning.

II. Mr. and Mrs. Howard return their compliments to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil, and will certainly do themselves the pleasure to wait on them.

Or,

III. Mr. and Mrs. Howard return their compliments, and are sorry it happens that a pre-engagement will not permit them the pleasure of waiting on Mr. and Mrs. Cecil, which they would otherwise readily have done.

Monday noon.

IV. Mr. and Mrs. Compton's compliments to Mr. and Mrs Stanley; and if they are disengaged this afternoon, will take the pleasure of waiting on them.

Tuesday morning.

V. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley are perfectly disengaged-beg their compliments, and will be extremely glad of Mr. and Mrs. Compton's agreeable company.

Or,

Tuesday noon.

VI. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley are very sorry that it so hap pened that they are engaged this afternoon and evening, but

beg their compliments, and at any other time that shall be agreeable to Mr. and Mrs. Compton, will be proud of the pleasure of their company.

Tuesday noon.

VII. Mr. Lambert's compliments wait on Miss Norris, to beg the very great favor of being her partner to-morrow evening at the assembly.

Friday noon.

VIII. Miss Norris' compliments to Mr. Lambert, and she is engaged.

Or,

Friday noon.

IX. Miss Norris' compliments-she is not certain of being at the assembly, and undetermined about dancing; so Mr. Lambert must not absolutely depend on her for a partner.

Friday noon.

X. Miss Handy's respectful compliments to Miss Worthy entreats the honor of her company this afternoon to tea and coffee.

10 o'clock, morning.

XI. Miss Worthy's compliments to Miss Handy, is happy o accept her polite invitation.

11 o'clock, morning.

XII. Mrs. Williams' compliments to Mrs. Hartley, and the young ladies, hopes they have got safe home, and are perfectly recovered the fatigue of last night.

Tuesday.

XIII. Mrs. and Miss Hartleys return thanks to Mrs. Wil. liams for her kind inquiries,-returned home perfectly saf and are all well-Sally excepted, who has got a slight cold. Tuesday.

XIV. Miss Wilmont's compliments to Miss Harcourt, requests the pleasure of her company to dinner on Thursday next-dinner to be on the table at three o'clock.

Wednesday.

XV. Miss Harcourt's compliments, will not fail to wait upon Miss Wilmont.

Wednesday.

Directions when to use Capital Letters.

1. The first word of every book, epistle, note, bill, verse, (whether it be in prose, rhyme, or blank-verse) must begin with a capital.

2. Froper names of persons, places, ships, rivers, mountains, things personified, &c. begin with a capital: also all appellative names of professions, &c.

3. Qualities, affirmations, or participles, must not begin with a capital, unless such words come immediately after a period; in which case any word whatever begins with a capital.

4. If any saying or passage of an author be quoted in his own words, it begins with a capital, although not immedi ately after a period. Such sentences should also be introduced in this manner; with two inverted commas, (“), and closed with two apostrophes, (").

5. A Capital must never be written in the middle of a word among small letters.

6. The pronoun I, and the exclamation O, must be written with a capital.

7. The letter q, is never used without the letter u, next fcllowing.

8. The long, must never be inserted immediately after the shorts nor at the end of a word.

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