[Manchester,] 25 July 1865 

Dear Moor, 

How do you like our Prussian Mirabeaus in—the Zoological 
Gardens? Harkort and Co. as wild animals, Bismarck himself could 
not have thought that up.” 

By the by, it seems certain to me that Mr Bismarck decidedly 
wants to have a collision. For me the most convincing evidence of 
this is the behaviour of Schweitzer’s shit-rag,? which is being 
confiscated every day now. The workers are now suddenly 
expected to take the part of the Deputies, after being called on for 
6 months not to get excited; there are to be mass meetings, etc., 
and every effort is to be put into agitating against the government. 
Further corroboration is provided by the unanimous refrain from 
the reactionary press, which is comparing the banquet with the 
February banquets in Paris,” and finally the government’s whole 
proceeding, the pointless provocations, etc. Meanwhile, it was to be 
expected that Bismarck would come a cropper. Wasn’t cleverly 
enough organised anyway. 

a Der Social-Demokrat 

On the other hand, Schweitzer-Becker seem to want to take the 
opportunity to make a decent exit. The Social-Demokrat and the 
Association* are to be suppressed so that those gentlemen can be 
whitewashed. I’ve stopped reading that rag as of Ist inst., 
incidentally. Bismarck seems to have had his fill of paying for it, 
and so have I. So, if anything should happen, I shall have to rely 
on you for information. 

32° Réaumur in the shade in Germany! They say people are still 
only living in the cellars. It’s as sultry as the tropics here, too. 

Kindest regards. 

Your 
F. E.