No. 139

The T.B. and QS match resulted again this year in a victory for the QS in the first innings. Q. S. T. B. 1.       H. E. Rawson 1. R. M. Curteis. capt 2.       Dyce 2. Jackson 3.       Gilbertson 3. Saunders 4.       W. S. Rawson 4. Trollope 5.       Northcote 5. Pemberton 6.       Stephenson 6. Noyes, C.…

No. 137

The annual Charterhouse match came off this year at Lord’s on the 20th July: and, sad to say, with the same melancholy result as last year for after a gallant fight Westminster was defeated with several wickets to go down on the part of her adversary. It is to be hoped that a successful effort…

No. 135

In March another of those unpleasant rows took place which have from time to time made their appearance in the chronicle. Several articles had been missing in this house (Grant’s) from October last, when about the time of the Athletic Sports a boy named Lefroy had lost a little mechanical engine under circumstances which left…

No. 134

The Wooden was won this year by H. G. Barron QS. While the Wire fell to H.C. Randolph QS.* *The wire was won by H. G. Rawson Q.S. It is to be regretted that only one T. B. took part in the competition this year, and it seems desirable that something should be done to…

No. 133

Complaints having been made of misconduct on the part of some of the boys of Westminster School who have been climbing on the roof of the Houses of Parliament & making disturbances in the courts, the Lord High Chamberlain has ordered “that the Westminster boys, if they conduct themselves properly, may be permitted to pass…

No. 132

The cook again failed to throw the pancake over the bar this year, but he was only hissed and not booked as on a former occasion. Shrove Tuesday fell on the first of March this year so that Sir Watkin Wynn came down upon the same day, and the pancake was thrown at 10, instead…

No. 131

The play this year was the Trinummus of Plautus, which was very well acted by the QSS; Rawson as Lysiteles, May as Lesbonicus & Sharpe as the Sycophant being especially good: there was a very good attendance on all three nights, and the cap was proved to be a very fair one. Oswell Macleay Prin.…

No. 130

In consequence of some occurrences in College the following rule was added to those in art. 118. “No corporal punishment shall be used upon suspicion only: i. e. without clear proof of the guilt of the individual punished. If there be evidence that an offence has been committed by one of a certain number, and…