The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-22

The November magazines are unequal In merit
neary Ill being decidedly inferior 70 those OF the
previous mouth. Tho earliest Is P,,,aDt'S which
we can praise manly on account or very clever
paper eBtted "Gsteways TO the Pole,n in Which
suoisct Of importance IL discussed IN an able
comprehenslss aud original style. Mr.. Putnam's
Leave. rom 4 Pubusher5 Letter BODY. ~ al 40
worLn reading Tor the sake OF its "reminiscences
Hellenic Nationality sud the East '1he Radical
Duke" ant Contemporary French Literature" con
crude the attic 2. which deserve notice. The remain
ger OF TOE c0us'nts ID dull and heavy
laAen ali ID Al, H0tys 10 Home for November "a
The bet of The montAues t1at have 40 far reached
W. ine be-i articles = contains are Crime and ts
Punshinent ID the East Marriages Among Men
OF Gcnus p "Gadams Dc Chantali .,Recouectiona
of Old BANTER "iAfe III Mexico City.n and
Henry Phulpott. late Bishop OF Exeter.n II also
contains poem, written BY Fitz Greene Halleck ana
never panl-ned before, entitled 'Tfo Margaret 4
wnlch vii ye read with lively interest by All All.
mrsrs " Tie poet. There are two or three more ar
tltea ia this uunDer whlCh are very gOod--'Slltan
SuvAieis Scimitar' ami scraps from My Autograph
HOOK 0eing among them which aid III making
H3'T' at H0Yte . decidedly entertaining ma game
L9pmo9tHs Sagdgtns Is not a bad number, but il
tsls behind IL average o. merit. which Il, BY the
way usually lulte ngb. "Ihs Vicar Of Bullhamp.
ton" 5y Aasaoay Groiope, 10 continued. Wear and
Tear a oulg 70 so: Murder Most Fouln is an ex-
etins sioy ~0rLh reading; "fuelu deals with a sub
leel q genera Importance aud is well written,
lng A3hough hardy 80 good a. 1t could have been
mao. tlese are s0Out al IN the magazine that are
W0fta nouctug.
There are bur i've papers m the November number
o. tie r1taoHo w0rtd which can be termed more
man ordinarily yoot "Tue lao of Father Faberi'
y ~ aduiAoe review or the career or that cele.
brated enthusiast aud priest zine Council ana the
Roman tongegpaons,n taken from the Repue M
Monte Hofhotins, II paper Or decided nseres, and
vii attraca nQch attention. gree Rellgionr and
the "hegY 81 ths Presbyterian Assemblies to the
Pope's Letter. are also excellent articles The nrst
% review of the late meeting Of the Free Religious
Association hfli Ia Boston, while the title or the
as sinzn arif f0ie and In every respect diQnlfed
pAper. oseatAng tne true Catholic spirit explains
she subject PROBABLY toe best article IN the maya
zine 10 tue entitled THE fmnfntabilty of ito
Species, IN g1lcn the WORKS OF Charles Darwin and
Herbert spencer are reviewed in a calm Though
vigorous, argumensative style. Tue remaining
papers IA tue tuttohtc WOrid are poor.
pockayd's so,,thIy opens with not badly written
or the homo Of a certain literary character
wnoss merits ale considerable and whose reputation
IL good. bat who Ia hardly conspicuous enough 10
Interest people with the details OF ms life. The
affieie 10 IN wTetched bad taste. Eleanor Kirk con.
unnes her Faces About Working Women,u ana
pitches INTO diabolIca man with her accustomed
fs.insss % styie and language. Birthplace OF Rip