It having been for some time in contemplation to abolish the breeches of the Q.S. & to institute trousers in their place an order to that effect was after Whitsuntide issued by Dr Turton Dean of Westminster. The colours specified were, as I understood any thing between black & white but this was of course…
The race referred to over leaf came off on Aug 1t 1843 in which Westminster was beaten for particulars see Water Ledger J. Preston Prin. Opp.
The following was the list of the Sixth after Whitsuntide 1843 – J. Preston *G. Gillett *J. French R. Preston *E. Colquhoun Those marked with a * are Home Boarders Conf. No 15 of this Ledger No 2 & No 28
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
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…
This year finding that the Town Boys were miserably few, being about the same number as the King-Scholars, and that it would be unfair that they should have to pay a bill nearly double that of the K.S. (as it has always been) I spoke to Somerset (the captain) saying that when the T.B.s were…
It is intended henceforward that no King Scholar should stay over the election, it is declared that interest is to have no effect, that it is to be decided by merit alone, and that every one is to have an equal chance whether that will be the case is to be seen hereafter. E.H. Greathed…