Manchester, 10 March 1868 

Dear Moor, 

Do not forget to return to me the things from Meissner,* 
otherwise I cannot reply to him. 

If the Dutch do not write to you soon, I shall see what I can 
do. I suppose something can still be managed. 

The storm in commerce is beginning to die down, so I can work 
again in the evening. What you say about the Fortnightly is quite 
right; what is published there can be used again afterwards in 
Germany. The matter should be undertaken as quickly as 
possible.°” But you will understand it is not possible to do much in 
the evening when you only get your midday meal at 7.30 or 8 in 
the evening. 

Eichhöffchen enclosed.— You will see that besides his brother‘ 
he also has other ‘grounds’ to lecture on political economy.** 

So, the Russians have again postponed the business in Turkey.” 
As long as they have no railways, I really cannot believe that they 
seriously intend any serious action. Moreover, they have an awful 
famine in the interior. 

The costs of the Bismarckian gloire, etc., are beginning to tell. 
1864— population of Prussia 19,250,000. 1867—19,668,000 for 
the old Provinces. According to the rate hitherto—250,000 per 
year, it should have been 20 million. The rate has thus been 
reduced to one half. In the administrative districts of Munster, 
Minden, and Koblenz (inter alia) the population has actually 
declined. Biggest increase in Berlin and Düsseldorf administrative 
district. 

Your 
F. E.