.NTA3MA.MzUwNDE

St: James's. Thursday Night.

Dear Mayo,

Business has of late of various nature so occupied me that I have not been able to answer your different letters sooner: and indeed now they are not before me being at Bushy: you so entirely know my sentiments on the underline Catholic question /underline I need not repeat them: it must be very extraordinary circumstances that can change my opinion: still however we have seen and may therefore see again popular clamour carry questions: under a furor of this