The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-12 00:00:00

THE CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

MEETING AT ROCHESTER.

A meeting. of the friends of the Rev. Robert
WlAston, Head Muter of the Cathedral Grammer School,
at Rochester, was held in that city on Saturday last, at
which the following statement was read, and the subjoinea
resolutions were unanimously adopted and agreed to
The statutes of Rochester Cathedral (A.D. 1512) assign
to the Dean 1001., to each of the canons 201, to each of font
university students 51, and to each of 20 grammar boys,
21. lac 4d. a year ; they also require the stu ten's and bays
to be maintained out of the funds of the church, Tue
income of the dean is now at least 1,4261., and that of a canon
6801, while the other stipends are still 51. and 21. 13s. 4d.
only. Mr. Whiston, as muter of the Cathedral School, after
persevering and protracted, but unsuccessful efforts, from
February 1848 to May 1849, to procure an augmentation of
these stipends, published a pamphlet on " Cathedral Trusts
and their Fulfilment," in which he proved that 60 boys at
Canterbury, 40 at Westminster, 40 at Worcester, 24 at
Ely, 20 at Rochester and Peterborough, and 18 at Durham,
are entitled to maintenance out of the fuads of those
thumbs' respectively. For the publication of this pamphlet
the Dean and Chanties of Rochester slated on Jae 29, 1849,
that they were under the painful necessity of removing the
complainant from his office ; Mr. Whiston immediately in-
stituted proceedings in Chancey, but without success, the
Vice-Chancieller, Sir J. Wigram, conceiving that he had no
jurisdiction to redress the wrong, and regretting that he was
under the necessity of refusing Mr. Whiston's motion.
Upon this Mr. Whiston appealed to the Lard Chancellor,
and the dean and chapter again recognised him as head
master, but cited him to appear bettors themselves to
justify the pamphlet and answer interrontories thereupon,
at the same time denying him cannel or the presence of a
friend. The result was, that on October 10, 1849, the chapter
(as they say) " felt themselves under the painful necessity
of reverting to their former conclusion, and removing the
complainant from the superintennence of the school. Is-
'sedately afterwards, without advertisement or csmpetition,
they elected for his successor the chaplain of the Bucks
County Gaol. Under these circumstances Mr. Whiston has
applied to the Court of Queen's Bench, and on the applica-
tion of Sir F. Meager, Mr. Justice Patteson has granted a
rule nisi foe • mandamus to the dean and chapter to restore
him. The proceedings in Chancery are still pending, and
the law costs are of necessity very heavy.
Resolved, " That as it is certain that no expense will be
spared by the very wealthy body against which Mr. Whitton
is contending, and as the interests of education and the due
fulfilment ot cathedral trusts are deeply interested in the
success of his efforts, this meeting trusts that the public will
cordially. unite in an anal and liberal endeavour to obtain
such an important object."
Resolved, " That subscriptions be forthwith entered into,
and that Thomas Baker, Esq., and William Manclark, Esq.,
of Rochester, be treasurer+, and that all persons be requested
to forward their subscriptions to either of those gentlemen,
who will acknowledge the same."
Resolved, "That this meeting forthwith enter into sub-
scriptions," which was done accordingly, to the amount of
irly 2001.