SIR,—I do not know whether the letter from your corre-
spondent on the above subject was meant seriously. I am inclined to think it was merely a jeu d'esprit. As a Welsh- man who knows Wales, rural and urban, exceedingly well, I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that the Welsh people do not hate, or even dislike, the English. A Welsh- man in remote parts of Wales on his first introduction to an Englishman is usually reserved, but the reserve quickly thaws. Welshmen, while proud of their own race and of their own qualities, are very sensible of the magnificent qualities of Englishmen. From one end of Wales to the other there is intense bitterness against the Church of England, but against Englishmen as such there is no bitter- ness whatever ; and when the Saxon visits the Welsh hills he is not regarded as a "vulgar intruder," but is received always and everywhere as a. welcome guest.—I am, Sir, &c.,
A CARMARTHENSHIRE MAN.
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