No 134
At the Bartholomew-tide Holidays the Revd W.C. Totton resigned his situation as Usher, in consequence of having obtained the mastership of a school in Essex –
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
Category: J.R. Cornish
No 133
On Tuesday Aug. 7 1832 the annual match between the TB and KS took place in Tothill Fields when the former were beaten with 2 wickets to do down.
The following were the players
T.B.
Milman
Tennyson
Parkes
Sealy
Bromley
Seaton
Stevens
Palmer
Warren
Barnett Sr
Whittaker
K.S.
Randolph
Webber
Goodenough
Charlton
Hickson
Hemery
Farrer
Moysey
Webber
Saville
Murray
Scorers
Brett
Penny
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
No 132
On Friday July 20 1832 The annual Cricket Match was played between the TB who had not played in the Grand Match and the Lamprobaticks, in which the latter were beaten with 3 wickets to go down. The following were the players
T.B.
Milman
Sealy
Bromley
Seaton
Hurst
Stevens
Smale
Taunton
Barnett
Barnett
Whittaker
K.S.
Wrottesley
Sawyer
Penny
St. John
Farrer
Vernon
Murray
Mahony
Fisher
Page
Smith
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
No 131
After the Whitsuntide Holidays this year Williamson made a regulation that names should be called over at the Fields at ½ past seven, and in Dean’s Yard ¼ before eight every evening to prevent fellows from going to the minor Theatres, one of which had recently been established in the Broad-way
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
No 130
On Tuesday evening, May 15: 1832, a rowing match took place between the four houses, Singleton’s having challenged all the others: the distance was from Battersea Bridge to Westminster, it was won after a closely contested race by Stelfox’s, their boat being about two boats’ lengths ahead of Singletons: Stikeman’s came in last.
The names of the rowers were as follows;
Stelfox’s
Pearson
Bromley
Peel
W. Barnett
E. Barnett
Singleton’s
Templer
Warren
Harrison
Bewicke
Astley
Grant’s
Hurst
Stapylton
Clerk
Hobhouse
Osborn
Stikeman’s
Powell
Preston *
Vance
Dodson
Cocks
*One of Stikeman’s fellows being out of school, Preston, who was at Hodgsons, was chosen in his place.
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
No 129
The subject for Dean’s Verse Prize this year was,
“Universitas apud Corcyreos nuper instituta”
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
No 128
In consequence of the unusual severity of the season, and the prevalence of the Cholera Moribus in London, Williamson thought proper to put a stop to Ditch-Leaping both on the 1st and 17th of March by having names at the different Boarding-houses at 11 and 1 o’clock
No 127
The Cholera Morbus having made its appearance in Lambeth, and along the Banks of the Thames, Williamson gave notice to the fellows, that they would not be permitted to go on the water, till such time as he should give further order.
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder
No 126
The Dean having received a most gracious communication from his Majesty expressive of his entire satisfaction at the arrangements made in the Abbey for the Coronation, was pleased to give us an extra week’s holiday this Xmas in token of his approbation of the conduct of the Westminsters during that ceremony –
J.R. Cornish
Head Boarder