No 118

The List of the Sixth at Xmas was as follows * Frere Blackall Borradaile * Milman * Coote * Clinton Cornish Ridley Colborne * R Milman Harrison Templar * Lascelles Osborn Wingfield Vance Fitz Maurice * (Marquis of Lansdowne) Robinson Moore * Gwilt Bainbridge Cubitt Stooks Dean Howard Stikeman Ranker (26) Those marked with an…

No 117

A dispute arising between the TB and KS as to the length of time, which was had a right to stay in the cloisters, (the KS claiming an equal division, whereas the TB always previously had a ¼ of an hour more than the KS) Williamson, to prevent any bad consequences, took the matter into…

No 115

In consequence of the accession of his Majesty William the 4th to the throne (1830) his Majesty was pleased to add an extra week to the Bartholomew-tide Holydays; – thus making them 6 weeks. T. Blackall H.B.

No 114

On the following Tuesday, the annual match between the T.B. and K.S. took place in Tothill fields, when the latter were beat by 92 runs.  The score of the Town boys in both innings was – 175-62 = 237 that of the Kings-scholars 102-43 = 145. The following were the players Town-boys Borradaile Cubitt Robinson…

No 113

On Saturday July 31st (1830) the fourth annual match between the Old Westminster Cricket Club and the present Westminsters was played in Tothill fields, when, in consequence of three of our best players being absent, they beat us singlehanded by one run.  This match had been already played in the previous week, when we won…

No 112

Sir John de Beauvoir having given eight gold medals to be contended for by the two best Town-boys eight-oareds, on Saturday 17th of July (1830), the match was rowed from Vauxhall to Putney bridge, the winning boat coming in about a ¼ of a mile ahead; It was as follows, Jones Osborn Dean Blackall Hall…

No 111

On Thursday the 15 of July the annual Cricket match was played between the T.B. who had not played in the Grand Match, and the Lamprobaticks; in which the former beat single-handed by 15 runs. The following were the players Town Boys Blackall Colborne Harrison Templer Mackinnon Howard Warren Pearson Palmer Lamb Barnett T. Blackall…

No 110

A challenge was sent us this year by the Charter-House to a match at cricket; which was refused, both, because on a former occasion a rule had been made by the Westminsters not to play them again, as well as on account of the distinction between the two schools – J.T. Ludlow H.B.

No 109

A great number of fellows being out of school with the scarlet fever, and one of the name of Russell having died in consequence of it, it was thought prudent by Williamson, after a consultation with the medical attendants, to break up school for six weeks, and consequently a fortnight was taken off the Whitsuntide…