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LEAVES OF SHAMROCK, a collection of melodies of Ireland newly arranged
and adapted for the piano and organ.

"Leaves of Shamrock" is a book of fine appearance, and the price is
moderate. 80 cents, paper; $1.00, boards; $1.50, elegant cloth binding.
Without being difficult, there is more to them than appears at first
glance, and there is nothing so very easy. The poet Moore was so taken
with the beauty of the ancient music of his country, that he composed
poems, many of them very beautiful, to quite a number of the melodies.
These are all given in "Leaves of Shamrock" which contains full as many
more, or, in all, double the number that met the eye of the poet.

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THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.--The new Chamber will contain 381 Republicans and
205 Catholics; but the colonies return 10 deputies, who will all
probably be Republicans. The strength of parties will thus be 391 to
205, whereas in the last Chamber it was 462 to 95. Fifty-six departments
are represented exclusively by Republicans; twenty-six are represented
exclusively by Catholics.

Obituary.

"After life's fitful fever they sleep well."

BISHOP.

THE FUNERAL of the late Most Rev. Dr. Dorrian took place on Friday, 13th
of November, when the lamented bishop was interred in the vault under
the episcopal throne in St. Patrick's Cathedral, in Belfast, amidst a
vast crowd of his mourning flock. Dr. Dorrian's health had been failing
for some time past, and about a fortnight before his death he was
attacked severely by congestion of the lungs. From this he rallied, but
was warned by his physician to be extremely careful. The good bishop,
however, returned to his work with all his characteristic energy, and on
the very day after the doctor's warning attended three funerals outside
Belfast. Later, in the afternoon of the same day, he was seized with
illness in his confessional, from which he had to be carried in a dying
state. The last sacraments were administered on the same spot, and he
was afterwards removed with great difficulty to his residence. During
the following days he lay peacefully passing away, surrounded by his
devoted priests; the Sisters of Mercy, among whom was the bishop's
niece, remaining in his house till after he had breathed his last. His
energy and love of labor were so extraordinary that almost to the very
end he seemed to expect to recover and return to work. When told that he
had not long to l