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

DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR C. EKINS.

Wo have to record the demise of Admiral Sir Charles
Ekins, G.C.B. Tho venerable admiral died on Monday
last at the extreme age of 87 years, having been born in
1768. 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 he 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 theßath,
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, Aug. 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 F. 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 Radstock, 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 of the Red, P. J. Douglas, to be Vide-
Admiral of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White,
Edward Collier, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ;
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Henry Pandas, 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 First Lord of the Admiralty ; also the ap-
pointment to the superintendence of the Royal 01w-once
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,

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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-lane,
Strand, and during the last few weeks, was noticed to
be very melancholy and desponding, but no cease was
assigned. His wife going down this morning into the
yard, was horrified at discovering her husband hanging
by a rope attached behind the tail of a van. Life was
quite extinct.
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