News in Brief
The Duke of Clarence visited the Duke of Sussex and the Princess Sophia yesterday. The Cabinet Ministers dined with 3Mr. Canning on Wednesday, at his residence, Glocester4lolge, Old Broxnp- tot). Letters were received yesterday from Mexico, dated the 13th of March; They announee the nomination of Senor Jose de Mariano Michelena, one of the tlree members of the Executive, and formerly President, as Minister Pienipo- tentiary to Great Britain 'His appointment; is to be on a very splendid scale. He brings vith hin two secretaries, and is to receive'a salary of 30,000 dollars annually. The accounts from the Mexican coast are dated the 20th, but contain noth.ing important, except the assurance that tbie whole of the interioiis perfectly traniquil. .The East India Company's slip Repulse arrivecl fromn China, offYPortldhd, yeaterda. The ship General Ha,7'is, outward-bound, arrived rt St Helena the 6th M11arch, and ii was expected that she 'wotuld be ready toptoceed on her voyage to Becoolen and China In the early. The Canning, also 6iitward-boinri, was all well, in lat. 2. 16. North, long. 20. 17. West, onthe.23d.of iMarch. The mathematical instruments to be vsrd on 'board the discovery ships were sent yesterlay to Deptford, and onr8S?turday morning thv- cz& atid Fury will sail from thence to Galleonls Reach,at which-plce they wiU remain a dvyto receive their drdnance storcs on board, and be visited, by the Board of Adrnimitv, and ihen d,opzdown to Northfleet. At the latter place souw exnotiments on the magnetic attraction will be made; afweiiV ifthlaY to the Nore, and the officera'and men will receive their wvaes in ad- vance, znd on the following 2norning the ships will saif on their voyace, callng at the Orkneys. The Government contract for 5S,000 reams of paper, has been taken by the house of Magpay and Sons.