The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Nov. 5.—A card has been sent round to
common rooms stating that Mr. C. Gainer, M.A., of
St. Mary Hall, now of the University of Paris, and late
of the Universities of Pisa and Vienna, is a candidate
for the Aldrichian Professorship of Chemistry in the
University. The only other candidate in the field is Mr.
Brodie, 8.A., of Balliol College.
In a Convocation to be holden on Thursday, the Bth
inst., at 2 o'clock, the form of statute on the subject of
the dress of servitors, which was promulgated in con-
gregation on Tuesday, October 23, and accepted by con-
gregation on Thursday, the let init., will be submitted
to the House.

In a congregation to be held immediately afterwards
the statute defining the duties of the Professor of Rural
Economy, which was promulgated in congregation on the
Ist inst., will be submitted to the vote of congregation.

THE CAPTURE OF KINBOURS.

( From, IcSterCla?f•S
The Minister of Marine has received from Ad-
miral Brunt the following report, dated the 18th of
October, which completes the details of the capture
of the f6rtress of liinbourn previously sent by
telegraph :
" I have already had the honour of transmitting
to your Excellency a first summary of the opera-
tions of the allied squadrons on the 17th October.
" All the information I have collected since that
date, in order to obtain an exact knowledge of the
part taken in these operations by each vessel under
my command, has only confirmed the first impres-
sions under which I drew up the telegraphic des-
patch forwarded on the evening of the 17th to
Varna.

"The floating batteries, effectively supported by
the mortar-vessels and gun-boats, after an engage-
ment of three hours, completely silenced the fire
of the fortress of Kinbourn, which mounted 50
cannon and mortars.

" This fort having been reduced, the two other
works the Russians had constructed further to the
north, and armed, the first with 10, the second with
11 canncn, could only uselessly prolong the resist-
ance. From their construction, however, being
more modern and better planned, they could have
sustained the fire of the other vessels of the squad-
ron for a considerable time ; but, taken in reverse
by the frigates and gun-boats which had passed the
Strait of Oczakoff, they were also compelled to
yield to the fire of the numerous artillery that was
crushing them.

"In short, I attribute the speedy success we ob-
tained, in the first place, to the complete invest-
ment of the place by land and sea ; in the second
to the fire of the floating batteries, which had
already made several practicable breaches in the
ramparts, and the aim of which, directed with ad-
mirable precision, had sufficed to shatter the most
solid walls. Everything may be expected from these
formidable engines of war, when they are led into
fire by officers so distinguished as those to whom
the Emperor had intrusted the command of La
Devastation, La Lave, and La Tonnante.

" The navigation from Odessa to Kinbourn pre-
sented some difficulties to ships drawing such a
depth of water as the Montebello, the Wagram,
the Ulm, and the Jean Bart. The course of these
vessels was carefully buoyed by the frigates, cor-
vettes, and steam advice-boats of the squadron.
" ut, whatever were the obstacles I had anti-
cipated from a season already far advanced, I had
full reliance on the intelligent zeal of the captains
and officers, and no less in the spirit of the crews.
" The generous emulation of the two allied
squadrons, the mutual confidence of their chiefs,
and the co-operation of the brave troops with whom
we are united by the memory of so many toils
borne in common, I also regarded as infallible
pledges of success. " BRUA T. "

THE WHITE SEA.

(From, the Montieur of Nov, 4.)

The Minister of Marine has received a despatch
from Captain Guilbert, of the frigate La Cleopatre,
commander of the French blockading squadron of
the ports of the White Sea, dated the 29th October.
It states that the French and English commanders
had made it a rule to stop and destroy all Russian
coasting vessels, but to allow boats that appeared
merely to belong to the different localities to pass
freely. Having afterwards learnt that these boats
had been employed to transport 2,000 muskets to
different points on the coast, almost under the eyes
of the ships of war, it was resolved to forbid the
navigation of the sea to every kind of vessel, how-
ever small—a determination that was afterwards.
rigorously carried out.
The commanders of the allied force had resolved

to attack the important villages of Soumet, Kerret,
and lima ; but, understanding that all the Go-
vernment stores and vessels had been removed
since last year, the plan was abandoned. The other
villages, though they had been supplied with arms
from Archangel, did not appear much disposed to
use them ; they were, besides, utterly defenceless,
and quite at the mercy of the allied squadron. The
inhabitants were at first willing to sell fresh provi-
sions to the ships ; but, on the appearance of an
order from the Government threatening with the
punishment of death, or exile to Siberia, all who
held any intercourse with the vessels of the allies,
the people di-played a decided. hostility. Besides
these measures of terror the Russian Govern-
ment excited the religious fanaticism of the igno-
rant population against the allies, describing
them as a savage and impious race ; medals were
also distributed among the people, which they were
told would preserve there from the bullets of the
French and Eugl:sh ; and they were promised a
liberal indemnity for all losses they might sustain
from the Allies, provided they fired on them from
ambuscades, or wherever they could surprise them.
No neutral vessel has attempted to enter the
White Sea since the arrival of the blockading ships;
but several Russian boats, taking advantage of the
thick fogs and the dark nights of autumn, have
attempted to reach the Norwegian coast. Nearly
all of them were stopped ; 60 vessels have been
captured.

The commerce of the White Sea has been entirely,
destroyed ; an export and import trade that em-
ployed in the aggregate 148,000 tons of shipping
has been suspended.

The cold had continued to increase in intensity
from the beginning of October, the land at the date
of the despatch was covered with snow, and masses
of ice were floating in tho rivers, As the naviga-
tion of the White Sea would soon be suspended,
the commanders resolved to quit it. The two
squadrons, between which the best understanding
has existed throughout the blockade, loft on the
same day.