The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-02

The Magazines
HARPER's NEW MoSTHLY-for February
We have not read, for many months. a more int.
resting number OF Harper's Magazine than the one
before US. "A Sleigh Ride Through Eastern Rms
sia Is the continuation OF series OF papers which
must take rank with J. Ross Brownies rour through
Sonora and Arizonar and 'swashoe Revisited. y
From this article we obtain information OF the
country and people described than can be had from
most works on Russia The author speaks rather
favoraby or the police system in the empire al
though we are not so disposed to agree with him
after the following anecdote which he gives:-
The police have standing order 70 ares. person who
den One day Nicholas recognzed the crowd avoriie
The ihsnked his Majesty for bis approval aSs
the two separated stupid policeman arrested actor
he emperor spoke me e.ps %, law
sns . Replied the En-
or course the actor was finally released and at his
next benefit Nicholas made pecuniary testi-
any better The Illustrations In this article. AZ wei
as those In the following one, are as usual. excel
lent. "Zanzibarn Is well written. 'srhe Executive
OF our national executive departments and OF the
Official seals Of those Department. "Chivalrous and
seresg soutarons = spIcy written and
on preceding articles, full OF exaggerations The
writer, however, scarcely exaggerates when refer
ring 70 carpetbaggers he declares himself "forced
to agree with rebels and copperheads that they are
poor lot and bad otr After due consideration
over the case OF the Southron ne comes 10 the CON
clusi0n that 20 little letting alone, little conca-
ton, a little nattery even, would sootle him Uho
Southronl amazingly, and n united with good gov
eminent would In the end he 10 reconstruct him
asa quiet citizen and sound patr1ot.r The other
papers In Harper's are unusually good, while the
EDITORS Easy Chair Is as spicy and readable a. ever
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. December ises.
New York: Leonard Scott Publishing Company
II IL not often that one reads review 30 thorough
ly Int resting az the one now before u.s. Four ma.
pers In IL are particularly good "Our Indian RAN.
ways" VIII furnish 70 American readers an amoun, or
Information In an attractive form that could scarcely
have been obtained outside OF dry Official documents
There are but few persons we believe who are aware
that In the East Indies nearly 1000 miles OF rail have
been laid down, and are now being operated upou
The dicultles which attended this work were really
greater tnan those which have been met with IN our
Pacific Railroad enterprise "The Poetica Works OF
Robert Browning" Is an excellent review OF that
poets writings rather too laudatory perhaps but In
the main frank and impartial. 'sThe lmaxon''
II review, or, more strictly speaking q
condensation OF German novel by FRANZ
Dungclstedt That Il Is work OF great merit we
readily perceive. IL IL worthy of remark that
this work has not yet been translated IN England,
and thai In note the writer pays an unconscious
tribute 70 American taste for literature by announc-
ing that the review IL taken from ssan American
translaton.o published By the Messrs. Putnam.
New York. 'Mr. BriRhts Speechcs--The Eections,'t
IL well written aadatlon OF the great English Com.
inoner "rhe Right Hon Hugh Elliott" "Aifred do