§ MR. S. YOUNG (Cavan, E.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he has recently received an application for a pension from a Crimean veteran, named Owen Smith, of Bailieboro, county Cavan; whether he is aware that this man was discharged as an invalid after a severe fever in the Crimea, and certified twelve months later as being unfit for further service; that the man got no pension or allowance; and that his sight, which failed while in the service, is now almost gone; and, considering the special circumstances of his case, that his father was wounded in the battle of Waterloo, that his brother served in the 59th Regiment and died at Hong Kong in 1851, and that his two sons are at present in the Army, he will recommend Her Majesty to grant him a Jubilee pension, and thus keep him from becoming a pauper in the Bailieboro Union workhouse?
MR. POWELL-WILLIAMSOwen Smith was discharged in 1855 from the 1212 49th Foot after a service of one year and 187 days on account of heart disease. He was awarded a pension for 12 months, winch was renewed for a further period of the same duration. There is no evidence that his failure of sight is in any way attributable to his military service. An application for pension has been received from Smith; but there is no warrant under which pension can be granted after such short service.