16 NOVEMBER 1889, Page 14

THE DISTRESS AMONG THE WELSH CLERGY.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

SIR,—Allow me to express my warmest thanks to all those- who have so promptly and generously responded to my appeal in your columns. I am thankful to be able to state that I have received what will, I believe, be enough to meet all pre- sent necessities. I fully recognise that in the distribution of the fund, in addition to the alleviation of distress, the pro- tection of a trust is an object which must be secured. Careful inquiry and consultation with lay and clerical advisers who. know the diocese well, is, I trust, a guarantee that none of the money so generously entrusted to me will be unwisely or un- worthily distributed.—I am, Sir, Sc.c., The Palace, St. Asaph, November 14th. A. G. ASAPH.