The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-05 00:00:00

The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
and Sir George Couper.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the F,.reign-office. The Ministers present were—Laid
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Vie
count Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Es
chequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Rigl
Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Ma
gills of Clauricarde, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, Lo
Seymour, and Earl Granville.
The Council sat three hours.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonit
cffice from the Governor of Gibraltar.
The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Mc
Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday. An sppe
from Bengal, " Dukenna Soondoree Dabee v. Ragman,
Dasee" (part heard), was resumed and conclude
Vice-Chancellor Turner, the Judge of the Admire
Court, and Sir Edward Ryan, attended.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
rORTSISIOUTH, DEC. 4.—The Havannah, 19, Capta
Erskine, arrived at Spithead this afternoon, from tt,
New Zealand station. Her last port was Rio Janeiro
which she left on the 18th of October, the same day E
the Geyser steam-vessel, which arrived at this port c
Monday week last, and which vessel towed the Havanna
some 25 miles out to sea. In about the 6th degree t
north latitude, the Havannah fell in with the Fly, 1/
Commander Oliver, also from New Zealand for Englan'
In about the same latitude she also fell in- with tb
Chry solite, from China to England, engaged in an it,
teresting sailing contest with the Oriental, Amerios
clipper, from the same port for Liverpool. The Hi
vatinah sad Chrysolite kept company for 14 days, wh'
they parted. The former was the better sailer of tt
two, but her arrival here was retardcd by contrary wine
at tke mouth of the channel.
Between Ushant and the L;zards the Havannah ft
in with a French brig and barque in company, and r
two masters' mates, with seven men, on board the lath
which was in distress, to navigate her to port.
The Havannah brings home a freight of betwe
5,0001. and 6,000/. in Australian gold and dust, whicl
consigned to Messrs. E. and E. Emanuel, freight ages.
of this port, for transmission to London. Captain
Erskine has a fine sample of the former, intended, we
are informed, for a present to the Queen. He also brings
home a fine collection of parrots, and other birds, of
great rarity, from Sydney. Abe following officers, be-
sides the greater portion of the crew of the Acheron,
steam-surveying vessel, broken up at Sydney, come home
in the Havannah :—Captain J. L. Stokes, Commander
G. H. Richards, Messrs. F. T. 0. Evans, master; D.
Lyall, surgeon; F. G. C. Paget and R. Bradshaw,
cameShankhsn,
mpenirnsethr,e
Fly.and
nearly four
otherm aTteh se; J. W. Smith, second master; and two midship-
men.
uLfllti :have Phillips,ta.nurneawhuhf a
st
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been
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commissioneMirnurn.
' We understand Captain Eras
office of deputy comptroller
years; she goes to Plymouth to bemupsaiodmmoffa.ney
has
been
appointed to the vacant
general of the coast guard, and has accepted the office;
he has proceeded to town to arrange respecting taking
up his appointment, &o.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, DEC. 4.—Commaiider Edward Tatham
(1846) to command the Fury, 6, paddle-wheel steam-
sloop of 515-horse power, commissioned this day at
Woolwich. The men paid off from the Geyser steam-
sloop who are desirous of again serving under their
former Commander will, by the commissioning of the
Fury to-day, have an opportunity of joining the new
vessel without leaving the dockyard.
Second Master George Gilpin (1847) to the Britannia,
120, at Portsmouth, preparing to serve as the Sag-ship
of Rear-Admiral Dundas, C. 8., on the Mediterranean
station.