The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-08 00:00:00

THE REV. MR. WHISTON AND THE
DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ROCHESTER.
Yesterday moreieg, the Eishop of Roos peter, as-
sisted by his learned assessors, Mr. Baron Parke and
Dr. Lushington, sat at half-past ten o'clock in the
Arches Court, Doetors-commons, for the further
hearing of the appeal of the Rev. Mr. Whiston.
The Reverend Gentleman, who, as before, con-
ducted his own case, resumed his argument in refer-
ence to the illegality of the course pursued by the
Dean and Chapter of Rochester, in dismissing him
from the heademastership of the Cathedral Grammar
School. He reiterated his denial of the charges upon
which his dismissal was founded, and his statements
as to -the non-observance of the statutes by
the Dean and - Chapter themselves, Whether
they applied the funds acquired by this ne-
glect of the wishes of the royal founder to them-
selves, or took it for Domus, it was an improper pro-
ceeding. He maintained that until they produced their
accounts there was. ground for suspicion. The reve-
rend gentleman here held up a large bundle of letters
and communications, to show the pains he had taken
to get definite information as to the accounts. He
continued to observe that it was now nearly four
years since that correspondence began. and during
that time he had- used every effort to obtain redress,
and it was not until all these failed that he had ap-
pealed to the visitor, the Bishop of Rochester, from
whom he obtained a distinct promise that the appeal
should be heard, and had his request been complied
with as had been done in a similar case by the Bishop
of Chester and by the Archbishop of Canterbury in
the Dulwich case, matters would have been at once
terminated, but unhappily he declined.
The Bishop of ROCHESTER said that that which he
failed to do he had not done, because he found he
could not do it as he was legally advised.
Mr. Whiston said=-Well, he would withdraw that
accusation and put it in this way, that his Lordship
had promised to hear him, and not having done so,
and not having answered several of his letters, it was
natural that the impression on his mind should net
have been of a very tranquil kind. After a four
months' silence his Lordship referred him to a place
were no one like to go—to the Court of Chancery.—
(A laugh.) That Court had referred him again to
the visiter under the statutes and disclaiming juris-
diction. lie was then advised to a Chancery suit, but
he had no inclination to remain in Chancery for
t eenty years, and ha therefore preferred to appeal to
the public in his pamphlet. That was not written to
gratify malice or satisfy vindictiveness. If he had used
expressiOns, or one word that could be fairly called
intemperate, he regretted it ; but if he did not de-
serve degradation and ruin for having done so. He
had been supported throughout by a conscious-
ness of doing right. Already the poor bedesmen of
Rochester filled a place which had been empty for
nearly a century, and received a salary which Do-
mus had received for nearly 86 years. In the ca-
thedrals of Durham, Chester, and Carlisle, as well as
at Rochester, great good had arisen from the agita-
tion of this question. If he was to be dismissed for
writing a book which the Dean and Chapter of Ro-
chester did not like, he did not see why the same
measure should not be meted out to the masters of
Eaton, Winchester, and Westminster schools, who
had committed the same fault. The Reverend Gen-
tleman concluded with an earnest address to the
visitor for an impartial decision in this important in-
quiry.
The Bishop of ROCHESTER shortly explained his
reasons for delay in answering some of tee Reverend
Gentleman's communications.

Mr. Whiston expressed his conviction, that if his
Lordship had co-operated with him kindly, the whole
thing might have been comfortably arranged.
Dr. LIISHINGTON thought it incumbent on him to
explain, that when the Bishop advised with him, as
Chancellor of the diocese, as to the course to be
adopted in reference to Mr. Whiston's claims, it had
occurred to him that it was impossible for the Bishop,
as visitor, lega!ly to decide many matters that might
come before hilt if this inquiry were granted. He
then advised privately with the late Lord Langdale,
and it was their united opinion that Mr. Whiston
should resort, in the first place, to the Court of
Chancery.
Mr. Whiston said, that as reference had been made
to Lord Langdale, he was informed that his words
were, " I believe that Mr. Whiston is right."
Mr. ADDAMS inquired whether the Court would sit
again to-morrow (this day).
Mr. Baron PARKE—That's impossible. I shall not
be able to sit again until after next term.
The Court then adjourned.