The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-04 00:00:00

The Month.

The fourteenth number of The Month shows this
youthful but already vigorous and flourishing maga-
zine to have assumed for itself a secure and con-
spicuous place among the ablest of its contempo-
raries. A novelist as gifted as the Lady Georgiana
Fullerton continues still to contribute what may be
called the literary pie'ce de resistance to the monthly
banquet of The Month—" Constance Sherwood."
A charming story, that is now appearing, almost
simultaneously, month by month, in a translated
form, in the pages of Le Correspondant.
Poets as graceful and accomplished as Aubrey de
Vere and Denis M'Carthy adorn "The Month" (this
Month of August) with new evidences of their melo-
dious gifts of song—the former of the two by a
sonnet on " Kirkstall Abbey," the latter by Eng-
lish versions of " Ancient Hymns for the Feasts of
Irish Saints." Another, but this time an anonymous
metrical contributor, celebrates in couplets, some of
them not unworthy of the Rev. G. Crabbe, a theme
that would have been after Crabbe's own heart,
namely, " The Workhouse." Besides the foregoing,
we have here, in this August number of " The
Month," Part 11. of " The Daughters of the Duc
d'Ayen ;" an account of the position of " The Zouave
in Mexico"—a rapid, occasionally, as it appears tons,
a superficial criticism on " The Fine Arts at the
Dublin Exhibition," by J. H. Pollen, and together
with these a very thoughtful and suggestive treatise
on " Records considered as a Source of English

History." When we have made mention of a paper
on " Christian Antiquities in the East," and have
remarked, moreover, upon its being followed by a
variety of Literary Notices of a Miscellaneous Cha-
racter, we have summed up the whole of the con-
tents of The Month for August, a magazine almost
as brilliant, certainly as solid, as the best among
its shilling contemporaries.

Le Correspondant.
It is curious to note the diversity of the subjects
selected for the themes of their respective effusions
by the contributors to this current number of
Le Correspondant. A. de Pontmartin leading
off with a biographico-critical sketch entitled
"Une Edition Monumentale d'Alfred de Mus-
set, is followed by one of the Forty :(V. de
Laprade) in a scholarly paper, " Du Paysage chez
les Poi.itcs Latins." Monsigneur de la Bouillerie
descants in a succession of rapid glances,
scar "La Creation animee." An article,
signed Foisset, and entitled "Un Religieux
Dominicain" is, in point of fact, a criticism on E.
Cartier's " Vie du R. P. Hyacinthe Besson." A.
Chodzko discourse "De la Litterature Sacred chez
lee Slaves." Another of the Academic Forty, the
Count de Came, enters philosophically into the
consideration of that meeting of the two extremes

—Universal Suffrage and the Dictatorship ! Augus-
tin Cochin celebrates befittingly the Abbe Perreyre.
A. Mangin contributes a purely scientific, and P.
Douhaire a discursive literary review. After which
comes Leon Lavedan's epitome of " The Events of
the Month," followed as usual by a timely and com-
prehensive " Bulletin Bibliographique."

Bentley's Miscellany.
A lengthened article on " Canada" will be read
with much interest at this crisis in the fortunes of
our North American possessions. Mrs. Alfred
Munster contributes a well-written account of the
singular vicissitudes which befel Don Sebastian of
Portugal, who, according to all appearances, ex-
changed a crown for the galleys through no fault
of his own. A narrative of " Lion limiting" in
Algeria gives an exciting account of the dangers of
the perilous sport. " The House of Seven Chim-
neys" by the Editor continues rapidly, and matters
are coming to a crisis respecting the Prince's visit.
Mr. Ainsworth does not adopt the generally received
view of Charles's attachment to Henrietta Maria,
since he describes him as devoted to the Spanish
Infanta.

Colburn's New Monthly.
The opening paper in this number, on " A
Modern Danish Epic," remarks that Scandinavian
literature has, until lately, been an unknown world
to Englishmen, but that its students have long been
aware that Denmark has, within the two last de-
cades, produced one of the most remarkable poems
of modern times. The poem which receives this
high eulogium is the " Adam Homo" of Frederik
Paludan-Muller, and the critic, in giving an outline
of its contents and a description of its character,
attempts to introduce it to a wider circle in this
country. A letter to the editor, describing the dis-
covery of the remains of three guides who perished
on Mont Blanc in 1820, will be read with interest
after the recent mournful accident. Francis Jacox
contributes another of his " Readings of Charac-
ter" on people who can't say no—a very large class.
Cyrus Redding tells us the story of the varied life
of John Clare, the poet, a melancholy history.
" Gabrielle," an interesting little story from the
French, is concluded in this part. " Idalia" is con-
tinued with interest, and Mrs. Bushby's very objec-
tionable story of " Woodbury" also proceeds at
some length.

British Army and Navy Review.
" The Formation of Cavalry" discusses in a very
proper spirit the manner at present in use in the
formation of cavalry, and points out several im-
provements that might be made with advantage.
The handling of the rear line is a point of critical
importance, from its tendency to get into confusion
itself, and so militate against the front rank. From
the wonderful improvement in our artillery now
the former use of cavalry is greatly superseded ; but
still light and active brigades must always be found
indispensable in a campaign, both for quick move-
ments and dashing charges, as well as guarding the
rear in case of retreat. The article on " Camps"
enters very clearly into the great benefit derived
from associating the several arms of the service
together, so as to familiarise them with what
actually takes place when they may be suddenly
called into active service. When they perform
military manoeuvres in times of peace they become
more at home to them in war, and consequently.
better soldiers. If there be no royal road to mathe-
matics, the surest way to victory is to be arrived at
all points by a thorough knowledge of a soldier's
duty. An officer may gain a battle by dint of good
luck and the courage of his soldiers, but it rerreß