The Queen Scholar and Town Boy Heads of the Water having proposed a race between the Town Boys (in the 5th and 4th) and the Minor Candidates it was arranged that they should race in the heavy 4 oared boats belonging to each from Vauxhall to Battersea. The Townboys were victorious by a great deal,…
A Challenge was sent us this year from Eton, but was refused on account of the coming Election, since it interfered with the studies of the Major Candidates.
The subject for the Dean’s Prize this year was a set of verses on Afghanistan. Wm Spurway Prin. Opp.
On Saturday March 11th in consequence of the Duke of Buccleuch being made High Constable of Westminster, an early play was given by the Doctor, with unusual generosity. Wm Spurway Prin. Opp.
This year finding that the Town Boys were miserably few, being about the same number as the King-Scholars, and that it would be unfair that they should have to pay a bill nearly double that of the K.S. (as it has always been) I spoke to Somerset (the captain) saying that when the T.B.s were…