§ MR. W. BENN (Tower Hamlets,' St. George's)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the case of Richard Merry, of Spencer Street, St. George's East, formerly a private in the 77th regiment of infantry, who was present at the siege of Sebastopol, receiving a Crimean medal and clasp for Sebastopol, and was subsequently discharged as unfit for further service, with a view to providing a pension for him, considering his present reduced circumstances; and whether there is any fund for Crimean veterans or other from which Merry might receive relief.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) If this man will apply to the Secretary, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, his case will be duly considered.