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

CAN 'BRIDGE, Nov. 5

The Rev. Dr. W.newell, Master of Trinity College,
was this day elected. Vice-Chancellor for the year ensu
jog. The sermon at the University elinrch was preached
by the Rev. F. Gell, Fellow of Christ', College, and the
Latin speech in the Senate-house was delivered by the
Rev. A. G. Day, Fellow of Caius Culiege.

THE CLAIMS OF THE GOD-CHILDREN

ITISLI WORTHIES.

The followi,lg leti;er, signed " Common Sense," ap-
pears in a cont eruporary
:
"Nineteen o! the most distinguished literary charac-
ters of the pregieut d.ty have appended their names to a
petition to the Brif.ish public on behalf of Johnson's god-
daughter and her sister—aged and distressed women.
They beg for an annuity of 401. a year for them. The
poor sufferers Iv .e septuagenarians, who cannot in the
course of oath' -e live many years. Almost all the sub-
scribers to the. petition are wealthy men, or, at least,
men in easy elm amstances—bishops, deans, members of
Parliament, su, :lessful authors, and the like. Two
guineas a year f.r,om.each of them will render Johnson's
god-daughter an d her sister comfort xble during the poor
remnant of life which remains to them, and, if these
benevolent intercessors will condescend to take my ad
vice, I strongly T 4 leommend them to pay that sum and
say no more :1,713cp it the matter. The occasion is not
worthy of the a lachinery thus put in motion. There is
a risk of making charity ridiculous by the step now
taken. A. line must be drawn somewhere in recognising
such public cle ,ims, and it surely is but reasonable that
it should be d rawn where blood relationship ends and
god relationinii ) begins."

THE CAPTURE OF KINBOURN.

(Prom yederclays )

The Minister of Marine has received from Ad-
miral Bruat the following report, dated the 18th of
October, which completes the details of the capture
of the fortress of Kinbourn previously sent by
telegraph :
"Ii liave 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
31 canucn, could only uselessly prolong the resist-
ance. Prom 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.
" But, 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 iu 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."