At a meeting of the Glasgow Town Council, held on Thursday, 23rd February, it was agreed to refer the question of the Sabbath opening of the Museums and Art Galleries to the ratepayers. A plebiscite is to be taken on the question, which measure will cost the city £1000. We believe, however, the Sabbath will be safer in the hands of the ratepayers than in those of the Councillors. The speeches of several of those who advocated Sabbath opening of the Museums and Galleries were very flippant and Sadducean. If the poll is not swamped by Romanists and Secularists, the voice of the average citizen, we are confident, will be for the closing of the Museum doors on Sabbath. It is observable that Councillor Battersby, the working man’s civic representative, has always opposed Sabbath opening of public institutions.