No 311
Owing to the superiority of the TB heavy four the Minor Candidates did not race them this year.
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No 310
On May 27th being the day on which the Queens Birthday was kept (& which had generally fallen in the Whitsuntide Holidays, but did no this year owing to their early commencement) the Sixth had leave up Town in the Evening to see the illuminations.
No 309
On May the 9th Dr. T. Turton was made Bishop of Ely vice Dr J. Allen deceased. In whose room was appointed Dr. Wilberforce who read himself in on Sunday May 25th
No 308
During the Whitsuntide Holidays on ___ died Dr. E. Goodenough formerly Head Master of Westminster at his own Deanery, Wells, in Somersetshire. He dropped down dead whilst walking round his grounds with one of his younger sons W. Goodenough then at Westminster in the Fourth Form. He left a large family.
No 307
The Sixth then stood. J. Preston 7th W. Green* C. West
No 306
This year no holiday task was set at Whitsuntide proving the truth of what I advanced at No 287.
No 305
An event happened this year, which I feel confident has never had a parallel here -viz. this Dr. Williamson having mentioned at the election of 1844 that the Electors were dissatisfied with the examinations of the Major Candidates, afterwards informed the two Head Third Election Q.S. that the Electors wished to see what the Q.S.…
No 304
There always has been ditch leaping as usual on the 1st of March. But there was not this year. It fell on a Saturday.
No 303
The Subject for Deans Verses this year was “Clypeus Britannicus” upon the model of those of Achilles and Aneas.
No 302
The List of the Sixth Townboys as it stood after Xmas 1844 J. Preston G. Gillett * T. Grahame * W. Green * Those marked * are Home Boarder. This is the smallest number yet & it will be perceived that it can go but one step lower with regard to Sixth Boarders. Yet there…