No 154

As we thought it very probably that Williamson would endeavour to prevent Ditch leaping on the 1st of March – it was agreed to go on Saturday 15th of February which was an early play – a pretty good show of TBs and KS were assembled, considering the lowness of the school, and again succeeded…

No 153

A Homeboarder in the Sixth having become a boarder at Stelfox’s It was thought right by myself and the rest of the Sixth to make the following regulation. “That no one can have any of the priveledges of Head Boarder altho’ nominally so, or have a fag, or be head of a house, or head…

No 152

The list of the Sixth at Christmas 1833 is as follows Robert Milman * Edward U Sealy * John B. Maule Richard P. Warren E. Augustus Milman * Joseph Turner * Robert Bromley Thomas E. Preston George Pringle * Reginald T. Cocks William S. W. Vaux Calverley Bewicke Thomas B. Lennard * Robert H. Hurst…

No 151

On Wednesday December 11th the sixth dinner was held as usual at Ginger’s Hotel in Bridge Street. The party consisted of all the Boarders in the Sixth with two homeboarders who were invited to join them. It was kept up till 9 o’clock with the greatest spirit. E U Sealy President R Milman (Homeboarder) Vice…

No 150

On Friday August 2nd a new eight oared boat was launched from Roberts, and after a bottle of wine had been broken over her bow she was christened the ‘Victoria’ amidst the enthusiastic cheers of all the Westminsters. In the evening eight fellows picked out of the whole school, rowed her up to Putney steered…

No 149

On Thursday August 1st 1833 the annual match between the present Westminsters and the old Westminsters Club was played in Tothill Fields, in which the latter were beaten with eight wickets to go down. Old Westminsters Col Lowther Hodgson Senr Allfrey Hodgson Junr Lee Tattersall Mure *Monckton *Barnes Senr *Sutherland Milman Junr Young Westminsters Warren…

No 148

On Tuesday July 30th 1833, the annual grand match between the KS and TBs was played on Tothill Fields in which the former were beaten with seven wickets to go down. The players were as follows Town Boys Barnett Jun Milman Sen Barnett Sen Warren Sealy Bromley Sen Hurst Dasent Sen Bromley Jun Whittaker March…

No 147

On Friday July 12th 1833 the annual cricket match was played in Tothill Fields between the Townboys who had not played in the Grand Match of the preceding year and the Lamprobaticks in which the former were beaten by 112 runs. The following were the players Townboys Dasent Senr Bromley Mid Barnett Junr Hurst *Milman…