The Express. — 1847-04-21 (London, England)

DEATH OE SIR WALTER SCOTT.—Died of dysentry, at the Cape of O oil Hope, on his way home from Madras, Lieut.-Cul. Sir Walter Scutt, Bart., of Abbotefdrd, eldest aon and last surviving child of the author of " Waverley." Sir Walter was born in 1801, and was a lieut.-colonel in the 19th Humus. The baronetcy is extinct, but the Abbotsford property paws to Walter Baru Lockhart, a cornet in the 16th Lancers, the only son of the editor of the Quarterly Review. and the wile grandam of the author of " Wa. verley." Sir Walter was married in 1825 to a WAS Jdbson, or &chore, Fife, who still survives to lament, as all whu knew him must do, an excellent officer, with many amiable qualities sad much kindness of heart. SUICIDE OT Sift HENRY VASSALL WEBsTER.-Thu. gentleman died at 12 o'clock yesterday morning, from the . &et* of a wound inflicted by himself tile previous d iy. Sir Henry Pad but lately returned from the continent, where he had been travelling L sdy Webster f,r change of scene, and had been in an indifferent sate of health since his return to his town residence, 31, Upper Brook street. He wan left in bed on Sunday night in his u• us! state, nothing particular being otury d in his el-. meanour. Net morning, at seven o'clock, his servant knocked at the door, but on receiving no reply went away. At half past eight o'clock he knocked again, and finding that his master still revalued silent, became alarmed, and informed Lady Webster of the circumstance. Her ladyship itnmediately suggested that the door should be broken open, and this having been due, the man entered the room, and found his master lying on the floor senseless with a Revere wound on the left aide of hie throat, from which bleud was copiously flowing. The servant went toubtain medical aid, and ere many minutes had elapsed sev• sal medical gentlemen were in attendance and rendered all the assistance in their power up to hi. last breath. It appears that the gash, inflicted by a razor, wae • not a very large one, but as the jugular v. in was injured no hope could he entertained. The unfortunate gentleman, from the praiti di in which he wart discovered, must have got up hem his bed. Sir Henry Wehste r gradually linger, d up to 12 o'clock yesterday morning, when he hreathe,l his lost. Sir Henry was born in 1794, being the second son of Sir Godfrey Vsuall Webster, Bert, and uncle to the present holder of that title, with which is connected the celebrated Battle Abbey, Sasses. His mother writhe late Lady Holland. She was the daughter and heiress of Richard Vault, Eaq , of the ialand of Jamaica, and married Sir Godfrey in 1786. The marriage was dissolvt d in 1797 by an act of parliament, and us the same yr sr she married Lord Holland. Sir Hence entered the army in 1810, being then 20 years of age. 101831 he wu prnmoted tothe rank of Lieut.Col., but since be attained his majority in 1926, would app, or to have been on the unattached list. In 181:5, he was nominated a Knight of Hulhelm, of the Netherlands. This • honour, it appears, was conferred in consideration of the service which he rendered while acting as tide de-camp to the P, ince ref Orange at Waterloo. In 1,32, be was nom'noted a Knight Commander of the Tower and Sword of t'uritigai, and in lasli revolved the ordrre of that of Sr. Bento d'Aris. In 1843, he received the only English title which he held, the% of a knight bachelor, by patent. He was decorated with a medal fur Warerloo. and would, of edurse, have been enti•led to the new Pen n.ular medal. The deceased married, some years since, the only daughter and heiress of the late Samuel Boddington, Esq., of London. Her latijabi:i left Brook-street, last evening, for Ruhrunpton.