London, Tuesday, 8 May 1860  
18 May. 1860.  
Dear Frederick,

Reiff is a scoundrel. No one sent him to Manchester. He vanished from here after he was exposed. He was expelled from the League as early as 1850. During the investigation in the Cologne trial he directly turned traitor. I have now found again a letter from Bermbach concerning this. So let him run.

As for your pamphlet, you will have found some things in Fischel’s letter. Incidentally, in your place I would now directly (as soon as he is active again) make use of friend Siebel’s little literary connections in order to work against the conspiracy of silence. If you had put your name directly on the pamphlet, the public would have snatched it up out of sheer curiosity. Incidentally, Behrend seems even worse than Duncker.

Szemere is a man who likes to demand services of others, but his own pockets are buttoned up. You have now done enough for him, and in your place I would leave his wines to their mission toute patriotique.

The settlement with G. Ermen does not seem to me particularly great. The question is, does your family leave capital in the business or not? In the first case there would have been a handle for the transaction after all.

From your letter it appears to me that you again want to put off your coming here, one way or another. Given the speed of communication, you ought surely to have the time for a couple of days. |

I What do you think of the Sicilian affair?

In Vienna things are said to look very revolutionary.

The English are now, of course, pestering one with Bruck. The day before yesterday a fellow annoyed me again with it, and asked: “Now, what do you say of Bruck’s suicide?” “I’ll tell you, Sir. In Austria the rogues cut their own throats, while in England they cut their people’s purses.”

I have just received a letter from Borkheim in Dublin. He will arrive in Manchester on Saturday evening and will come to visit you on Sunday.

Salut  
D  
KMI