On Wednesday Dec. 10th the annual sixth dinner took place as usual, but in consequence of the threats denounced against it by Williamson it was through proper to leave the place when it had been lately held, both in consequence of its proximity to Westminster and its being known as the usual place for the…
On account of the death of his royal highness the Duke of Gloucester which took place on Sunday evening Dec 30th 1834, it was expected (as is usual on such occasions) that the College Play would be stopped, and orders to that effect were issued by the Dean and notice given of it by Williamson…
The Revd Mr Braine having obtained the Mastership of a school at Camberwell*, resigned his place as Usher at Westminster, and in consequence Miss Stelfox’s Boarding House was left without an Usher, and Williamson not chusing to engage an Usher to supply his place, caused Miss Stelfox’s Boarding House to be shut up and the…
A Rowing Match having been agreed upon between Preston and Astley (TB) versus Savile and Drew (KS), Roberts through jealousy, on account of their not using his boats (which are considerably too heavy to race in) informed Williamson of it, who instantly stopped it, and set the parties concerned in it an Impositions of such…
On the 29th of July 1834 the annual Grand Match between the TB’s and KS’s was played in Tothill Fields and terminated in favour of the TB who were victors by a majority of 92 – Barnett Senior beat the King’s Scholars in both Innings off his own bat K.S. Taunton Smith Grey Fisher Savile…
On Friday June 11th 1834 the annual grand match was played in Tothill Fields, between the Town Boys who had not played in the Grand Match of the preceding year and the Lamprobaticks, in which the former were beaten by 102 Runs in one innings Town Boys Farrer Bower* Coxe Randolph Dodson Peel Lee* Milman…
A challenge having been sent to the Etonians to play us at cricket a refusal was returned. Their reason for refusing us which they alleged was that they never had time to play more than two matches, and that they always played with Harrow and Winchester, so that unless one of the above mentioned schools…
An attempt having been made by the KS to take two boys in the Shell into College, in order to inflict some punishment upon them, a strong remonstrance was made against it by the Head of the T.B. and the remainder of the Sixth, and it was prevented from being put into execution. R.P. Warren…
On Wednesday June 25th 1834 the Annual Match between the Present Westminsters and the Old Westminster Club, took place in Tothill Fields, in which the latter were beaten with five wickets to go down. Old Westrs Col. Lowther Alfrey Dasent Ellison Hodgson Smale May Dunlop Tattersal Carrow Troward Young Westrs *Fisher Barnett Sen *Murray Barnett…
In consequence of the Musical Festival, His Majesty was pleased to increase our Bartholomewtide Holydays, by the addition of a week to them. R.P. Warren Princeps Oppidanus