London, 24 April 1860 
9 Grafton Terrace, Maitland Park, 
Haverstock Hill 

Dear Lassalle, 

Many thanks for Humboldt and Fichte. I hadn’t yet read the 
latter, and it was clever of you to throw it into the fray. When your 
letter arrived, I got Engels to send me both your letter and the 
one from Counsellor Weber in Berlin. From this last I see that the 
matter of not mentioning his name applied solely to my public 
announcements in the newspapers; hence I was, in this instance, 
labouring under a misapprehension. 

Today I have heard from Weber. From his letter it would 
appear that he began by filing a criminal action. He then received 
the following communication dated 18th inst. 

‘The original documents are returned to Dr Carl Marx, c/o Counsellor Weber, 
together with the notification that no issue of public importance is raised by this 
matter which could make it desirable for me to take any action (Art. XVI of the 
Prolegomena to the Penal Code of April 14, 1851). Berlin, April 18, etc. Lippe.’ 

Weber has appealed to the Chief Public Prosecutor against this 
ruling. At the same time, in order to prevent its becoming 
statute-barred and to keep open another course of action, he has 
filed the action for injuria with the civil judge. 

With my pamphlet in view, I am, of course, having investiga- 
tions made in Paris and Switzerland, and have even sent an 
emissary to Geneva. I now have proof that Vogt is a French 
agent. At the moment, he no longer feels safe in Geneva and is 
therefore sounding out the possibility of becoming a citizen of 
another canton. 

Apropos. An acquaintance of mine—a Berliner—staunchly 
maintains that a certain Mayer or Meier, of the firm Abraham 
M. and Co. (or Sons), who lives in Viktoriastrasse, Berlin, is the 

correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Could you not get your lady 
friends to investigate? 

Shall reply to your letter anon. 

No doubt you'll have left Berlin by the time this note reaches 
you. 

Your 
K. M.