The Queen Scholar and Town Boy Heads of the Water having proposed a race between the Town Boys (in the 5th and 4th) and the Minor Candidates it was arranged that they should race in the heavy 4 oared boats belonging to each from Vauxhall to Battersea. The Townboys were victorious by a great deal,…
A Challenge was sent us this year from Eton, but was refused on account of the coming Election, since it interfered with the studies of the Major Candidates.
The subject for the Dean’s Prize this year was a set of verses on Afghanistan. Wm Spurway Prin. Opp.
On Saturday March 11th in consequence of the Duke of Buccleuch being made High Constable of Westminster, an early play was given by the Doctor, with unusual generosity. Wm Spurway Prin. Opp.
The List of the Sixth after Xmas stood as follows; W.L. Spurway G.E. Gillett *J.C.H. Colquhoun L.E.H. Somerset J. Preston *J.I. French Those marked with an asterisk are Home Boarders. J. Preston OP Wm Spurway Prin. Opp. 1843
I shall here take it upon me to relate an incident wh. though trivial in itself may nevertheless be deemed worthy of insertion. It chanced that 2 of the smaller Townboys, Nicholson and Chambers having quarrelled resolved to end their differences in the Fighting Green. Whilst the Fight was going on a man by name…
Among the principal events relating to Westminster this year, The Dean, Dr. Ireland died, at an advanced age, Sept. 8th 1842. He was succeeded by Dr. Turton, formerly Regius Professor of St. Catherine’s Hall, Cambridge. The late Dean, as it was said, left £60,000, out of which he did not leave the least trifle to…
At the beginning of the Summer half 1842 Williamson made the following new rules – 1st That all home boarders should go to the Abbey with the boarders every Saints Day. 2d That if a Saints Day should fall on a Saturday or Monday there shd be no leave out on those days i.e. No…
The race did accordingly take place on Tuesday July 26th & in spite of the quarrels I am happy to say the Westminster were victorious. The Water Ledger will furnish the enquiringly reader with every particular of that most interesting day. W.G. Andrewes Prin. Opp. All Queen’s Scholars rowed in this match.
March 1 – 1842 A quarrel between the TB & QSS which lasted some time began this day in consequence of Beasley a Bishops’ Boy in the Sixth having licked a Second Election.* The facts are as follows – The Captain* having head that this fellow in the 2d Election has been licked, sent to…