The times., 1901-06-11
OBITUARY.

Sir Walter Besant NJ A, F. 8 A,
the author. died at noon on Sunday. Two
of his sons are fighting in South Africa
One is a captain in the Warwickshires
and the other trooper in the Imperial
Yeomanry.
Sir Walters death was cauTed by in
ternal gout, aggravated by spasmodic at
tacks of asthma The sjdtiy viii probably
be buried at Hampstead beside the re-
mains OF Du Maurier.
Sir Walter Besant was born at Ports
mouth, August H. 1876, and was the third
son of William Besant. He was educated
at Kings College, London, and Christ's
College, Cambridge. He received hOnOrS
at both institutions. and became senior
professor of the Royal College, Mauritius,
in 1861. serving until 1861. He was Secre-
tary of the Palestine Exploration Fund
from 1858 TO 1855 and had been honorary
secretary of the fund since 1888 He was
first Chairman Of the Society of Authors
in lSS4-S5 and chairman of tnat Organtza-
tion from 1887 to 1892. Among Sir Walters
publications Were: Studies IN Early
French Poetry. 1868; The French HumOr-
lists" "Rabelais.' the lives of Coligny,
Wilmington, Edward Palmer, and Rich
ard Jefferies; London, 1892; Westminster,
1895; South London, 1898; novels with the
late James Rice. Among the novels written
by him alone are: The Revolt OF Man,
''AlI Sorts and Conditions of Men, 1SS-:
Dorothy Foster, 'Armorel Of Lyon
nesse.' 1896; Beyond the Dreams OF
Avarice." 1893; The City of Refuge,
1885: The Pen and the Book" 1898. and
The Orange Girl 1899
Sir Walter married the daughter OF
Fustace FOster-Barham, Of Bridgewater.
He was member of the Ath5naeum, Au-
thors'. Savile, and United University
Clubs
\ cable report from London announces
the death of Robert James Loyd-Lindsay.
Baron Vantage, V. c, X. c. B.
Baron Vantage was born April Il, 1852.
and was the second son of the late Lieut..
Gen. James Lindsay. of Balcarres, Fife.
and Anne daughter Of Sir COutts Trotter.
BIT He married Harriet Sarah Jones
Lloyd only child Of the first and last Bar
on OvenstUne, in ls5S- He was educated at
EtOn and entered the Scots tuSllierS
Guards in 1880. serving throughout the
Crimean campaign, and receiving the lc--
tOria Cross for deeds of VaIOr at Alma
and Tukermann He served as Gdjutant
of the battalion and aide-de-camp TO Com
rnander-in-C Chief Sir James simpson. In
1857 he became lieutenant colonel OF the
Scots Guards He had been retired from
the army for some years.
Baron Vantage was a landowner in
Berkshire, Northa, ,mptonshire; Buckihs-
hamshire OXfordShire. and Huntingdon
shire. He had been Lord Lieutenant of
Berkshire since 1886. He was also briga-
dier general Of the volunteer force and
had been provost grand master of Free
masons for the county OF Berkshire since
1898.
He was equerry to the Prince OF Wales
in 1883 SO. colonel Of the Royal Berkshire
Volunteers. 1860 %; colonel of the Hon
orable Artillery Company, 1865 81; mem
ber of Parliament for Berkshire. 1865 s.;
Financial Secretary TO the War Office in
Lord BeacOnsield's government, B77-'S0:
chairman of the committee Of enquiry on
recruiting in the army, 1890; member OF
the Royal Patriotic Fund Commission:
Chairman of the English Red Cross So
Ciety, in which capacity he visited the
German headquarters at Versailles and
entered Paris during the siege. October.
1870. and went out to the seat of war dur
ing the TurCO-SerVian campaign. 1876.
Baron Vantage took charge of Berk-
shire for farming purposes and gave evil
deuce before the Royal Commission on
Agriculture in 1891, and also before the
Royal Commission on Agricultural Hold
iugs. presided over by Mr.. Chamberlain
Lord Vantage owned about s. 900 acres OF
land and there is no heir to the title.
Among his publications were articles in
the Nineteenth Century and other pc
riodicals upon the volunteer Forces.
The Red Cross Society, - The Beers in
South Africa and farming and estate
management he was member of the
Carlton. United Service. Althenaeum,
Guards, and Travellers clubs.
Robert Buchanan. the author and dra-
natist, cable despatch states, died yes
terday morning.
Robert Buchanan was born in Cavers-
wall Stanordshire, England. August IS.
1871, and was the Oldest son of Robert
buchanan, Socialist. missionary, and
journalist, and Margaret Williams of
StOke-upOn-Trent- He was educated at
Glasgow Academy and High School and
at Glasgow University. IN 1860 he went
to London from Scotland and Ireland.
and in 1850 he visited America.
Mr.. Buchandns publications include:
Poems, including London poems. 1866:
Book of Grin" lSGS; collected poetical
works, 1850; The Wandering Jew" 1890:
st Abe and His Seven Wives and
white Rose and Red, published auOny-
mously; first novel, The Shadow of the
Sword" published about 1874. and from
1880 onward MIR. Buchanan produced many
popular plays. In 1896 he became his own
publisher, issuing The Devils Case" and
other works.
won,d uove Comsor,ed George.