The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-06 00:00:00

DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR C. EKINS.

We have to record the demise of Admiral Sir Charles
Ekins, G.C.B. The venerable admiral died on Monday
last at the extreme age of 87 years, having been born in
1763. He was son of the Rev. Dr. Ekins, Bishop of
Dromore, and entered the navy in early youth. The
gallant deceased was midshipman of the Berwick in Ad-
miral Sir Hyde Parker's action off the Doggerbank in
1781, and was in the Cambridge at the relief of Gibraltar
and the action which followed in 1782, when be was
wounded. When commanding the Trent he assisted at
the capture of Surinam ; and at the attack upon Algiers
by Lord Exmouth, in 1816, he was in command of the
Superb, 78, and was again wounded. He soon after re
ceived the;order of Wilhelm of the Netherlands, and in 1831
was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath,
and in April, 1852, was nominated a Grand Cross of that
most honourable order. The late Sir Charles had enjoyed
a good-service pension since June, 1848, which now be-
comes at the disposal of the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty. He was the author of " Naval Battles Re-
viewed." His commission bore date as follows:—Lieu-
tenant, Oct. 20, 1790 ; commander, June 18, 1795; cap-
tain, Dec. 22, 1796 ; rear-admiral, Ang. 12, 1819 ; vice-
admiral, July 22, 1830 ; and admiral, Nov. 23, 1841.
By the death of Admiral of the Red, Sir C. Eking,
G.C.B. and K.W.N., the following promotions take
place on the flag list :
Admiral of the White, Sir P. W. Austen, K.C.8., to
be Admiral of the Red; Admiral of the Blue, Sir S.
Pym, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the White.
Vice-Admiral of the Red, J. Sykes, to be Admiral of
the Blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White, the Right Hon.
Granville Lord Radetock, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of
the Red ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue, the Hon. Sir F. B.
R. Pellew, C. 8., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the
White.
Rear-Admiral ofthe Red, P. J. Douglas, to be Vice-
Admiral of the rue ; Rear-Admiral of the White,
Edward Collier, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ;
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Henry Dundas, to be Rear-
Admiral of the White.

Captain Henry Smith (a), C. 8., to be Rear Admiral
of the Blue.

Captains Henry Gossett, John Furneaux, Jodrell
Leigh, and Joseph O'Brien, to be Rear-Admirals on the
Reserved List, not having served their time for their
active flag, in accordance with the Admiralty regulations.
By this death and these promotions, an admiral's pen-
sion of 3001. per annum and a captain's ditto of 150/.
" for good and meritorious services" fall into the allot-
ment of the Fiist Lord of the Admiralty ; also the ap-
pointment to the superintendence of the Royal Clarence
Victualling-yard and Naval Hospital at Gosport ; this,
however, is already disposed of to Captain Lord Edward
Russell, 'who commanded her Majesty's ship Vengeance,
84, and distinguished himself bo his gallantry in the first
attack by the ships upon Sebastopol.

SUICIDE IN MILFORD-LANE, STRAND.—Between the
hours of one and two o'clock yesterday morning a deter-
mined suicide was committed by a man named William
Cherryman. The deceased was in the service of Messrs.
Bovill and .Son, corn and coal-mercants, Milford-late,
Strand, and during the last few weeks, was noticed to
be very melancholy and desponding, but no cause was
assigned. His wife going down this morning into the
yard, was horrified at discovering her husband banging
by a rope attached behind the tail of a van. Life wan
quite extinct. cures
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NEWMARKET JITI.N4M
• THURSDAY.
Handicap Plato of 701. for three-yr-olds and upwards.
B.M.
Mr. Payne's Spinaway, 4 yrs,, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1
Baron Wiliam° witz's Georgy, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (J.Steggles) 2
Mr. Swan's Freckle, 3 yrs, 6st lllb (.T. Rogers) 3
Roving Betsy, Foam, and Julia also ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Freckle, 4to 1 each agst Spin-
away and Georgy. Won by a length and a half ; a head
between the second and third, and half a length,between
the third and fourth. The others were tailed off.
The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for two.
yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies Bst 41b ; the winner
of the July Stakes, 91b ; the second horse, 41b extra.
Lasthalfof B.M. 36 subs.
Mr..Fenning's Flyaway, Bst 41b (J. Mann) 1
Lord Exeter's f by
Alarm—Little Fairy, Bst 41b
(Norman) 2
Mr. H. Thornton's Lawn, Bst 71h (I. Cliff) 3
The following also ran :—Bird-in-hand, Blue.rock.
Maid of Masham, Pincher, Brother to Orinoco.
Betting-5 to 4on Bird-in-hand, 4to 1 agst Flyaway,
5 to 1 agst Brother to Orinoco, 6 to 1 agst Pincher, 10
to 1 agst any other. Brother to Orinoco, with Flyaway
second, and Little Fairy filly third, made the running to
the foot of the hill, where Flyaway went in advance,
followed by Little Fairy filly ; a good race in with the
two ended in favour of Flyaway by half a lengt4 ; same
distance between the second and third ; Brother to Ori-
noco ~and the favourite, who' was evidently. "all to
pieces," were the next two ; the former being about half
a length behind the third, and a good neck before the
favourite, who was fifth.

Plate of 50/., for two•yr-olds and upwards. Optional
selling weights. Last half of B.M.
Mr. Payne's Strutaway, 4 'yrs (801.), fiat. 51b
• -(,T. steggles) 1
Capt. Lane's Persia, 2 yrs (801.), sst 21b (Plumb) 2
Mr. Kenyon's Merry
,Monk, 4 yrs (401.), 6st 121 b
(T. Cliff) 8
The following also ran :—Maid of the Mill, Leybourne,
Footstep, Masquerade, Latitude, and Saba.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Strutaway, 4to 1 agst Maid of
the Mill, 5 to 1 each agst Merry Monk and Persia.
Won very easily by two lengths ; a length ehoh.between
the second, third, and fourth. Brilliant weather made
amends for the paucity of sport. The attendance was
scanty, most of the professionals having left on the pre-
vious afternoon for Worcester. The last train being at
half-past one, a special train steamed out from the station
at three, and the journey back to London was most
comfortably performed in about two hours.

WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING.—THUBSDAT.
The Trial Stakes, a handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30
added. One mile and a quarter. 9 subs.
Mr. Waller's Octavia, 6 yrs, Bst (Wakefield) 1
Mr. Hewitt's Postulant, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (Wells) 2
Mr. J. Davis's Titterstone, aged, 9st (W. White)
Evangeline and Timotheus also ran.
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Octavia and Timotheus' 3
to 1 agst Evangeline, 4to 1 agst Postulant. Won by a
heal. Timotheus bolted, and rejoined the leading horses
by a short cut ; he came in third, a head behind Postu-
lant, and about three lengths in advance of Titterstone ;
Evangeline close up with the latter.
The Two-Yr-Old Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; certain winners extra.
T.Y.C. 6 subs.
Mr. E. Parr's Stork, Bst 71b (Quinton) 1
Mr. Halford's Fisherman, Bst 71b ...... (Whitehouse) 2
Mr. Capel's Duet, Bst 41b
The following also ran :—St. Dunstan, La Victime,
and Pretty Boy.

Betting—Even on Stork, 5 to 2 agst Fisherman, 7 to
2 agst Duet, sto 1 agst La Victirne. Won by a neck,
a head between the second and third, and a length be-
tween the third and fourth. The other two beaten off.
The Worcestershire Stakes, a handicap of 10 sovs each,
5 ft, and 3 only if declared, &c., with 100 added.
The second to save his stake. The winner of a handi-
cap value 100 sovs after the declaration of the weights
51b extra. About one mile and a half. 77 subs, 41
. _ _

of whom paid 3 sous each.
Mr. Barber's Domino, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (J. Forster) 1
Mr. T. Dawson's Herald, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Bates) 2
Mr. J. Osbcrne's Gamelad, 4 yrs, Est 51b (Bearpark) 3
The following also ran :—Whalebone, Eulogist, White-
lock, Alma, Field Mamba', and Lucy Lockit.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Herald, 9to 2 agst Eulctgist, 5
to I agst Domino, 6 to 1 agst Lucy Lockit, 8 to 1 each
agst Whitelock and Whalebone, 10 to 1 agst any other.
Won after a good race in by a head, a neck between the
second and third, a length between the third and fourth;
Whitelock was fifth, Lucy Lockit sixth, Field Marshal
and Alma were seventh and eighth. Eulogist was
pulled up, and did not pass the post.
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added ; for
two-yr-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for
2001. ; allowances if for less, &c. One mile and a
quarter. 7 subs.
Mr. I. Day's Eothorpe, aged (40?.), Bst 31b (Wakefield) 1
Mr. Morris's Virtuous, 3 yrs (801.), Tat ...(Munday) 2
Mr. Holman's See Clear, 3 yrs (40/.), Est 71b
(Holman. jun.) 3
The following also ran :—Cockspur, Sleeping Partner,
Pyrrhus the First, Shelah.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Virtuous, 3to 1 agst Hothorpe ;
5 and 6to 4 betted on the two. Won by six lengths.
A. length between second and third ; same distance be-
tween third and fourth. Sbelah bolted, and fell into a
ditch. The winner was bought in again for 80 guineas.
The Witley Court Handicap of 5 sous each, with 30
added. One mile and a quarter. 6 subs.
Mr. Doughty' s Blossom, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Wells) 0 1
Mr. Morris's Eulogist, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Bashatn)%o 2
Mr. J. Hewitt's Postulant, 5 yrs 7st 121 b (Ashman) 3
Mr. .3. Davies's Gaylad, aged, Bst 101 b (W. White) 4
A fine race in ended in a dead heat with Blossom and
Eulogist, who beat Postulant by, a neck.
Deciding Heat-6 to 4on Blossom, who won by a
head.

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CARLISLE RACES.—TIIESDAT.
The Corby Castle Stakes of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 40
added. Two-yr-olds, 6st 71b ; three, Bst 71b. Mares,
and geldings allowed 31b. The second to save hie
Ftake. Extra weight for certain winr.ers. T.Y.C.

10 subs.
Mr. IL Wilson's The Heir of Linne, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b

(Snowdon) 1
Mr. F. Lamb's Wellington, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 2
Mr. Burgess's Gamester, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b ...(Ashmall) 3
The following also ran :—Merrywing, Crocus, Gwy-
neth, Bright, and Marco Spado.
Betting-5 to 2 agst The Heir of Lynne, 3to 1 agst
Gamester, 4 to 1 agst Merrywing, 5 to 1 agst any other.
Won cleverly by half a length. Two lengths between
second and third. Bright a bad fourth.

The,Tallyho Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with
20 added. Gentlemen riders. Professionals 51b extra.
Two miles. 5 subs.
Mr. H. L. Williams's Tom Perkins, 4 yrs, list 121 b
(Mr. G. Robson) 1
Mr. Menzie's Phoenix, 4 yrs, list 71b (G. Oates) 2
Mr. Wrixon's Star of the West (h b), aged, list 10Ib

(Mr. Dixon) 3
The following also ran :—Trio and Rifleman.
Betting--6 to 4 agst Trio, 2to 1 agat Phoenix, 4to 1
agst Torn Perkins. Won in a canter by two lengths.
Bad third.

Prince of Wales's Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous for all
ages. Extra weight for certain winners. Once round.
Mr. I'Anson's The Assayer, 4 yrs, 7st 91b...(Aldcroft) 1
Mr. Pringle's Blarney, aged, 7st 41b ...(Waddington)
Mr. Norton's Van Winkle, 3 yrs, Est 21b...(Munday) 3
The following also ran-:—The 'Prince, The Wave,
Motley, Garrulity, and Medina.

Betting-6 to 4 agst The Assayer, sto 2 agst Van
Winkle, sto 1 agst The Prince. Won cleverly ET a
neck, half a length -between second and third) bad
fourth.

The Cumberland Plate of 100 says, added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 10 says each, 5 ft. and 3 only if de-
clared. Penalties for certain winners. Thrice round
and a distance. 37 subs, 17 of whom declared.
Mr. Thellusson's Rataplan, 5 yrs, Est 41b...(J. Prince) 1
Mr. Hawdon's Courtenay, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Witbington) 2
Mr. Gill's Maid of the Tees, 4 yrs, Est 41b.....(J. Gill) 3
The following also ran :—St. Andrew, Dalkeith, Mary
Ann, Amalgamation, Goldfinch, and Cock of the North.
Betting-2 to 1 eget St. Andrew, sto 2 aget Cour-
tenay and Rataplan, 10 to 1 agst any other. IV" °n
the post by a head ; a length between secospl and third.
St. Andrew was a pretty good fourth. AnialgamatiOn
obu(gAihtorfroirso3n6),
fifth, Cock of the North bolted.
31k with 25 added,
The Holm Hill Stakes of 5 says each,
fourth;
White,
7wlasb (wWointhibnygtoMnri. b'Feerglisclating E:Mar.EDI°raii"dIV:EYrIC-8 Kitty White
Sat
guineas.
3 yrs (501.), Est 41b (Bates), second ; Mr.
. lienderson's
Chisel, 3 yrs (251.), sst 101 b (J. Gill), third; Mr. Red-
faenr
dn '
twos
others. Garrulity, 4T
hyrse w
The Carlisle Stakes did not produce a race.
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for tit Savernake Forest Stakes. One
mARI,BoROUGH RACES.AcmceiFetaand
half" The highest weight accepting being
7st 41b, it has been raised to Bet 71b, and the others
remaining in in proportion.
Age st lb Age et lb
rfazienut ''''''''' 5 8 7 Lady Alicia
Veteran '''''''''''' 5 7 6 Vulcan 3 6 1