The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-01 00:00:00

rived from Spain, for the Ministry of Foreign Al.
fairs.
Commercial letters announce that the Austrian
Cabinet is less than ever disposed in liwour of the
new order of things it Spain.
Movements which are to be made by the Cordon
Sunitaire are spoken of.
It is believed that M. de Chateaubriand will go
to the Ctmgress, and that he has had the preference
over M. de la Bourdennaye and the Duke of Fitz-
James.

The Russian Ambassador left Paris yesterday for
Vienna.

The Count Gabriac, First Secretary of Embassy
of France in Russia, hats just. reached Paris with,
despatches. He left St. Petersburgh the 11th. The
Emperor had irrevocably fixed Ins departure fur
Vienna for the 16th.
It is mentioned in letters from Vienna. of the
17th, that the Congress will first meet in that capi-
tal, and after fiximg preliminaries, adjourn to Ve-
rona, whither orders have been sent to prepare
lodgings for the reception of the Sovereigns. The
Kings of Naples and Sardinia will, it is said, be
invited to this august assembly. The other Italian
Princes may I;kewise be admitted to have a sight of
their masters. The conferences, it is supposed, will
begin at Vienna about the middle of September, and
at Verona about the begianing of October. Our
Ambassador from Constantinople is expected to :3-
tend when the utliiirs of the Greeks come under
discussion.

The Earlof Portsmouth, about whom so much ha*
been lately said, is now at his seat, Hur:sbourne-
park, near Andover, Hants, where he is watched
and attended in all his movements, by an officer
connected with the principal Police-office of the
metropolis. When his lordship, on the occasion of
his rapid journey from Edinburgh some few weeks
ago, arrived at the scat of Lord Grantley, near
Guilford, Surrey, an express was sent off to Lon.
don, and two police-officers left town immediately
(we understand in the middle of the night) to be in
attendance upon his lordship's person. 'They re-
mained with him until he departed for Hurtsbourne-
park, whither one of them afterwards tUllowed, and
he now resides there. A similar course was pur-
sued, on a like occurrence happening three or tour
years ago. A police-officer was then in attendance
upon the noble lord for nearly six months, during
which time he rode out in the carriage with him,
and scarcely ever quitted bis presence for a single
moment. These officers were employed upon the
instance of the lion. Newton Falowes, the brother
of Lord Portsmouth.
St, Stephens Chapel, which has undergone so
many changes and improvements, again presents a
most dilapidated appearance. All the seats are
bare, all the mattings and coverings have been re•
moved, and the whole is filled with scaffolding.—
Besides many other alterations to promote the corn.
modiousness of the house, the whole of the very
wainscotted ceiling is to be taken down, for the
purpose of introducing several more ventilators.—
Although the ventillation of the house was much
improved within the last few years, it was still in a
very defe.ctive state, and the proposed addition of
ventilators will be a great improvement, and one
that was much wanted, as all know who were ever
compelled to sit in the house or gallery for any length
of time.
The Wellington statue in Hyde Park, is at length
completely developed, the ropes, tarpaulins, acc.
being removed, which prevented the visitors of
Hyde Park Ttom having a fair view of this work of
art, which has been the subject of so much critic,"
contention. We cannot say we entertain a higher
sense of its beauties from a closer insp.etion. It
t.
surrounded with clammy de frise, and the ground
about the statue has been cleared, which now appears
in a commanding situation.
During the foggy weather on Wednesday evening
last, the Dusabarlivi Castle steam-boat, in her way
from Grangemouth, with a great number of pas-
sengers, ran aground near Granton. The thickness
of the weather preventing the crew from ascertain-
ing her exact situation, guns were immediately fired
with the view of obtaining assistance from the shore.
The Lord President went off himself in the first
boat to her assistance, and by his assiduity and at-
tention, the alarm in the minds of the passengers
was greatly reduced, and a great part of their lug-
gage was at once placed in si.':ety. The steam-boat
got off on Thursday without material damage.
One of the passengers who was on board the ship
Liverpool, from New York, bound to Liverpool,
(which was lost on the Banks of Newthundland).
who was in one of the three boats with the crew
and 15 passengers, states that they wete six days
and nights in open boats, and 500 miles from shore,
and was reduced to a biscuit and half-pint of water
per day, not having been able to save any thing
from on board the Liverpool—at length they were
picked up by a fishing boat, in which they were oil
board two days, and carried to Newfoundland.