No 11
December 6th 1817 there was a Sixth Dinner as usual; at which C. Walker (Home Boarder) was President and G. Blackwell (Boarder) vice President. C.E. Walker Princeps Oppidanus
No 10
By reason of the demise of their Royal Highness the Prince Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg, there was no College Play. The Holidays we were deprived of in consequence were made up, by being added to the Christmas vacation. C.E. Walker Princeps Oppidanus
No 9
March 1st 1817 a Periodical Paper entitled the Trifler was published by some of the Town Boys whose names were not generally known. C.E. Walker Head Boy TB
The Town Boy Ledgers will be taking a break…
…the serialisation will resume when term starts again on Wednesday 6th January 2016. Merry Christmas
No 8
In consequence of the marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, with his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, a week was added to the Bartholomew tide Holidays. Anno Domini 1817 C.E. Walker HB TB
No 7
In February 1817 a dispute arose between the Town Boys and King Scholars. The second election in the Sixth insisted on taking a fag (when out of school) before the Shell, which the Town Boys opposed alledging that no Senior even was allow’d a Fag, but as a matter of favour from the Head Boy…
No 6
In May 1816 Prizes were instituted by Dr Page between the Sixth Form and the King Scholars for the best composition on given subjects in 1st Latin Hexameters 2nd Hexameters and Pentameters 3rd Latin Oration 4th English Theme 5th Iambics 6th Sapphic or Alcaic Odes The prizes to be continued half yearly. G.E. Gillett HB…
No 5
On the 8th, 9th and 10th of this month a cricket match was played between Westminster School and the Grosvenor Club, in which the latter were beat in one innings by 146 runs, it was forbidden to be played by Dr Page, and in consequence of it being played he set the Head of the…
No 4
2 May 1816 Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales married his serene Highness Leopold Prince of Saxe-Coburg in commemoration of which another week was added to the Bartholomew tide Holydays. G.M. Alington Head Boy TB May 1816
No 3
There was a Sixth Dinner as usual Xmas 1815 to which all the Homeboarders as is customary were asked. It was not thought right by the form to make Sandilands, who was Head Boy, but a homeboarder, President. Kitson was chosen President and Templar, a half Boarder, Vice President. G.M. Alington Head Boy Town Boy…