The Rev. Dr. Ullathorne, Lord Bishop of Birmingham, England, will enter his eightieth year on the 7th of May next, and we find it suggested in a Sydney contemporary that his work as a pioneer Australian priest should be commemorated on that occasion by a presentation from the Catholics of Australia. In an address his Eminence Cardinal Moran describes his Lordship as "the living link of the present with the past." The Rev. James Keegan, of St. Louis, Mo., is a contributor of graceful poems and interesting prose sketches to DONAHOE'S MAGAZINE, _The Current_ and other publications. He is also an enthusiast in the movement for the study of the Irish language, and is well versed in the ancient literature of Ireland. At a late meeting of the council of the Gaelic Union, in Dublin, Mr. John Fleming, editor of the _Gaelic Journal_, presiding, a letter from Father Keegan was read, in which he remitted $5, and promised to contribute the same sum monthly, and challenged all Irish clergymen, lawyers and other professional men, who take any interest in their native country, to contribute towards the journal fund initiated by him. NOTICES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS. _Thomas B. Noonan & Co., Boston._ CATHOLIC DIRECTORY FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON, AND THE ORDER OF THE FORTY HOURS DEVOTION, A. D. 1886. This little book gives the churches, churches building, chapels and stations, secular and regular priests, students in philosophy and theology, seminaries, colleges, etc. The number of scholars in Catholic schools is stated to be 20,000. The population is put down at 350,000. _P. O'Shea, New York._ TALES OF TRUTH AND TRUST. By Lady Georgiana Fullerton. Price, 75 cents. ROSEMARY: A TALE OF THE FIRE IN LONDON. By Lady Georgiana Fullerton. Price 75 cents. Everything from the pen of Lady Fullerton is sure to find readers. Those who have not read these books should furnish their libraries with copies of them. _Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ia._, THE LEPERS OF MOLOKAI. By Charles Warren Stoddard. Price, 10 cents. Those who wish to read the history of the poor creatures afflicted with the dread disease of leprosy should get this book. The author graphically describes the terrible scenes as enacted in this lazor-house. It is sad and yet not sad to state that the Rev. Father Damien, the self-sacrificing priest, who, for more than twelve years past, has ministered to the unfortunate lepers in the solitary island of Molokai--their pastor, companion, and friend--has at last fallen a victim to the most dreadful of all scourges. A death awaits him as fearful to contemplate as that which every day confronts those stricken outcasts of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He fears it not, but there is a touch of pathos in the request with which he closes a letter announcing his fate: "Pray for your afflicted friend, and recommend him and his unhappy flock to all servants of our Lord."