Letter to Maurice Lenihan from Vincent Scully (QC, MP for Co Cork 1852-57, 1859-65), 6 Grove End Road, London NW, Oct 26, 1867. Has Lenihans letter with additional supply of last Tuesdays Reporter. The spoiled copies are equally acceptable. Thanks for suggestion of republishing excursion as pamphlet, which may do or embody in Family Reminiscenses which has long contemplated. Hopes to see him either in Tipperary of Limerick towards missle of next month, in case can spare a few days for excursion to Killaloe and perhaps Kilkee, depending on weather, train and steamship timetables. Leaves for 13 Merrion Square South next Thursday, where hopes to get proper drawing of his contemplated Irish Cross, and in meantime asks for imperfect drawing which Lenihan has back. Has no collection of his speeches on Irish Land Question, but short reports are in Hansard's Debates, usually extracted from London Times. Has been in great measure through Royal Commission on Registration of Title, on which he served for four years, that he established main principles put forward in his speech and Bill of May 1853, afterwards published as pamphlet: Free Trade in Land, which almost exhausted the subjects of Registration of Title and Land Debentures. When time permits, may resume topic of Occupying Ownership and suggest apt machinery for introducing the system with cooperation of owners and occupiers. Legal and practical experience has convinced that no other permanent solution to Irish Land Question. Bills to establish tenant right, or tenant compensation or even long leases at valuation rents are mere temporary palliatives and little better than delusions and mockeries. PS Perhaps Lenihan could insert in Tuesdays Reporter & Vindicator the obituary of his brother in law, Prince Santa-Croce, from the Court Journal of today. If it appears, send a dozen copies. Written upside down on notepaper embossed centre top with arms of Reform Club, crowned rosr, thistle, shamrock, leek, on one stem. Watermark: Sherbourne. Two sheets folded forming 8pp, written all sides.