{London,] 18 November 1868 
Dear Fred, 

The :anptorp (unfortunately he is living pro tempore in London), 
wrote me the enclosed letter some time ago. Yesterday he called, 
but was not, of course, admitted, since I was allegedly absent. The 
devil of it is that, because of the Overrnp Arrair, this fellow lives 
on his house rents; in addition, he will not accept bills of 
exchange. At other times the pressure for the house has never been 
SO IMMEDIATE, since I only owe him for 1 quarter. Lessner, too, is 
kicking me for THE REMAINDER oF My DEBT, his wife is DESPERATELY SICK. 
Generally the srruation is bad. 

Yesterday evening, on the Central Council the English Too LATE 
but unanimously acknowledged that I had forecast literally for them, 
the, for me, HIGHLY Amusing UrpsHoT of the elections, with a criticism of 
the incorrect policy of the Reform League. The present House is 
the worst since the election under Pam’s command. The Lone 
purses have never had such an exclusive preponderance. E. Jones 

deserved his tumble over and over. With regard to Bradlaugh, he 
had boasted in too Lassallean a manner. At the last Sunday 
meeting of his congregation in Cieveranp Hatt, there was displayed 
a placard ro THIs EFFECT: FAREWELL TO THE GREAT ICONOCLAST, THE PEOPLE'S 
REDEEMER. Lone Live ro Mr BraptaucH, tHe Dreap Naucur or Sr 
Srepuen’s! 

In France things look very serious, according to Lafargue’s last 
letters too. The government wants to force the lads on to the 
streets so that chassepot and Rifled CANNON may then laisser ‘faire 
merveille’! Can you see any chance of successful street conflicts? 
Defection of the army without a previous thrashing appears to me 
scarcely credible. 

Biichner’s clumsy work is of interest to me in as much as it 
quotes most of the German research in the field of Darwinism— 
Prof. Jager (Vienna) and Prof. Haeckel. According to them, the 
cell has been abandoned as the primaeval form; instead a formless 
but contractile particle of albumen is taken as starting point. This 
hypothesis was later confirmed by the discoveries in Canada (later 
also in Bavaria and some other places). The primaeval form must 
naturally be traced down to the point at which it may be produced 
chemically. And it appears that the way to this point has been 
found. 

The conscientiousness with which Biichner has acquainted 
himself with the English stuff is also shown by the fact that he 
classifies Owen as one of Darwin’s supporters. 

Borkheim’s letter to you, which you sent me, I had the pleasure 
to have read to me for a seconp time by him in person. This 
nincompoop now accuses Eichhoff of being a ‘susysopy’(!) and of 
‘writing long letters’. What self-knowledge! 

Apropos the Irish elections, the only interesting voir is 
Dungarvan, where Burry is presenting himself under the protec- 
tion of the defector O'Donovan. (Ditto under the protection of the 
priest.) There is a Generar cry against him amongst the Irish 
Nationalists since this blackguard, as government prosecutor 
during the first trial of the Fenians in Dublin, hurled such 
slanders (a la Constitutionnel against the June insurgents) that 

even the London papers gave him a wigging. 

Salut. 
Your 

K. M.