The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

PAGET.

Mr. DILLVVYIST called attention to a report that
Lord George Paget has received a good service pension
of 1001. a year, with the view of inquiring into the
truth of such report, and of ascertaining, if true, what
the special services have been for which such pension
has been awarded. (Hear, bear.) He did not doubt
the gallantry and merit of Lord George Paget, but he
believed he had not seen much active service. It was
true he was engaged in the brilliant affair of Balaklava,
and no doubt had well and gallantly discharged his diit.r
there ; but he (Mr. Dillwyn) believed be bad not
seen active service since ; that he spent last winter in
this country, and was now, as be understood, at Con-
stantinople. He knew nothing personal of Lord George
Paget, and therefore wished to say nothing of him, but
he thought it was due to the house and to the army,
that the should know that pensions of this de-
scription were not awarded on account of birth or
tpiaotn.ronage, but really on account of good service in ac-

Mr. PEEL said it was quite correct that Lord Geo.
Paget had been made the recipient of a good service
'fiension by Lord Hardinge, who was alone responsible
for such pensions. He was a good deal surprised at the
animadversions which this pension had given rise to,
for the hon. gentleman ought to be aware the house
could not properly distinguish the merits of individual
officers. The reason why Lord George Paget got this
pension was, that at the battle of Balaklava, where there
were ten cavalry regiments engaged, Lord George
Paget was the senior regimental colonel present, and led
his regireent and rallied them with the utmost gallantry
and therefore he was judged a fit and proper recipient
for a good service pc
Colonel LINDSAY said no man could deny that
those gallant officers who bad done their duty in the
Crimea deserved every reward that a grateful country
could bestow. At the same time, he thought the coun-
try had not been sufficiently grateful in rewarding the
distinguished services of those officers who bad served
in the Peninsular war, and he hoped the attention of
the military authorities would be directed to the subject.
After a few words from Sir W. GALWAY,
Lord PALMERSTON put it to the house whether
this was a time to discuss such a question as this.
These rewards were intrusted to the discretion of the
Commander-in-Chief by virtue of his office ; and he
asked was it possible that the members of this house
could determine whether any particular officer was or
was not deserving of those rewards, and ha believed such
discussions would have a most prejudicial effect on the
p iblic service. (Hear, hear.)
Captain SCOBELL said ;le this matter had been
alluded to and commented on in the public papers, it
was better that the explanation now given should have
been given in this house.
Major REED believed the hon. gentleman the Under
Secretary at War (Mr. Peel) was incorrect in saying that

The subject then dropped, and the house resolved
itself into a committee of
SUPPLY.

On the question that a sum cf 3,7111. should be
granted for the Statute Law Commission, some short
discusgion took place, and the vote was ultimately
agreed to.