The Dean and Chapter of Westminster have resolved to throw
open the Abbey gratis on every Monday in the year. On Easter Monday it was visited by about 12,000 persons, who commented on the monuments, noticed with keen interest the fine brass and wood work, and sat out the service, joining in the Easter Hymn at the end. Nothing was injured, and the regulations were readily obeyed. Cannot the Chapter raise money enough to keep the Abbey permanently open, so that the people, if they chose, could pray there ? The English trick of taking fees for admission into cathedrals is a most discreditable one, and the sum so raised cannot be beyond compensation by a subscription. A watcher or two to enforce order are all the attendants required, and an appeal to London for the necessary fund would, we believe, be answered at once.
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