HC Deb 07 March 1871 vol 204 c1504
COLONEL WILSON-PATTEN

asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is true that a battalion of Guards has been stopped on its way to Dublin on account of the small pox having broken out; and, whether a portion of it has been ordered to Fleetwood?

MR. CARDWELL

The battalion of Guards going off to Dublin has been stopped for the present in London, in consequence of the small pox having broken out among the men; but it is not yet decided whether they shall be sent to any other place or not.