The annual match of Cricket between the Town Boys & King Scholars took place as usual, in which the former were beat by one innings and upward of 200 runs. This unequal termination of the game, however, must be attributed to the absence of their two principal players. The names of those who played are…
At the beginning of the Cricket season of this year (1822) a new Tent was purchased to defray the expense of which (£16,, 16..0) an adequate subscription was made through the Under as well as Upper School and also by the Kings Scholars – J.R. Wood Prin. Opp.
On the 15th of April 1822, in consequence of the resignation of Mr E Murray (who had held the situation of Usher of Westminster little more than two years) Mr W Harrison was appointed to the vacancy. J.R. Wood Prin. Opp.
On the 20th Feby 1822 some fellows in Grants having been caught stepping out during the time they had leave out of school Goodenough sent the following orders to the several boarding houses – In consequence of such irregularity having prevailed among boys who stay out in the boarding houses from school It is ordered –…
The list of the Sixth Form at Xmas 1821 is as follows: O Morgan A. Philpott Wood Land Le Buton Butler Dowdeswell Wyld Auriol Maurice Courtenay Jordan Goring Evans Emmett Burton Murray Amherst Ridley Ld Stormont 20 C.O.S Morgan Prin. Opp.
On Friday October 26th 1821 the Revd. H Hodgson filled up the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Revd David Longlands Usher of the fifth form – Mr Hodgson took precedence of Mr Dodd – Morgan Prin Opp
I have decided to post this entry, No 32*, after No 44 which appears to be its rightful place – ECW 08/03/2016 The papers from which this number is copied having for some time lain loose in this book I have thought it right to copy them into it for the benefit of posterity. As…
In consequence of some things which Mr Knox had said, being misunderstood & misrepresented, a disturbance arose, Dr G was hissed but an explanation taking place in Mr Knox’s room, all things were soon set right – O. Morgan. Prin. Opp.
On Friday Septr 28th, 1821, Dr Goodenough called the head boys of the different boarding houses into his house, and told them that, as the school was much on the decline, being very thin, particularly the Under School & that the reason always assigned by persons for not sending their sons early to Westminster was,…
In September 1821 a dispute arose between the T.B and K.S concerned by a right claimed by the K.S of playing in the cloisters at ¼ to one o’clock during the football season – The K.S appearing in the cloisters at the above mentioned time and the T.B unwilling to comply, an argument was entered…