No 500

The following rule has been given out by Scott, under the supposition that it will have the effect of suppressing smoking. Feb. 1856 “In future Milibank & the Barges are to be out of bounds, the limitation that side being College Street and Abbington Street, except that Mrs Vickers’ & Staines’ shops, the Post Office…

No 499

On Tuesday Feb 5 (Shove Tuesday) while Berens, Tomyn, Hammil & FitzGerald T.Bs & Balfour & Harrington Q.Ss were quietly walking through Smith Square they were assaulted by a man leading a horse, who knocked Fitzgerald down & tried to do the same for Hammil, but was prevented by Berens who have him a licking.…

No 498

Last half I tanned two under fourths for smoking, on which one of them showed up; Marshall made a row about it & spoke to Scott, who however declared that I was perfectly justified in so doing.  A.F. Pope. Pr. Opp.

No 494

A Cambridge man, C.B. Scott has been appointed Head Master in the room of Dr Liddell, who has been made Dean of Christ Church. Dr Liddell ended last half with a support in his house to which the whole school was invited. A.F. Pope, Pr. Opp. Thought to have inserted here the departure of Lloyd,…

No 493

I asked Liddell to extend the privilege of going down without putting one’s name down on paper to the Head Town-Boy as well as the monitors, which request he very liberally complied with- J. Gray Pr Opp

No 492

Certain fellows having determined to cut Lloyd on “Chairing Day”, attempt it and with success, the consequence was that Liddell called the monitors and me into the library the following day and said that he would not enquire the names of the parties, though he thought it a most disgraceful thing, and had a great…

No 491

Leave out at four o’clock in the afternoon of Monday April 15th was given to the whole school, to see the Emperor and Empress of France pass from the Bricklayers Arms Station to the Paddington; they having come to England on that day. J. Gray. Pr. Opp