There is also ‘The Marshall Case’ of 1835 involving Thomas Arnold which provides additional evidence that the cane was in use at Rugby at that time – a year and a half before Victoria took the throne, making the “Victorian origin” idea of the cane odd – briefly, for those who have not heard of it, Nicholas Marshall was expelled from Rugby in November 1835 when he refused to accept a caning from a Praesposter (Prefect) breaking the cane in two.
Origin and Reason for using the Cane3
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