A great social revolution is gradually but surely taking place iu Great Britain in reference to the amusements and recre ation of the people on the Sabbath day. The report of the council of the National Sunday League, which has recently been made public, contains some very interest ing statistics. “ The operations,” says a - letter recently received, “ of the league during the past

> ear have included lectures a id musical entertainments at St. Georges Hall, under the title of ‘Sunday Evenings for the People,’ which have been held for 26 con secutive Sunday evening. The number of visitors had been 24,000, and the r-ceipts over £630. The success atteu ling the monthly Sunday railway excursions had been so encouraging that, during the pre s nt season, commencing in May, excur sions under the auspices of the league would he made every Sunday until Octo ber. Tlie mind) rof excursionists carri.-d last season had been 23,000, and thi re ceipts £3404.” The movement se-msio he gaining favor in the provinces, as the town council of Birmingham has resolved ny a large majority to open the Art Museum on tii*- Sunday afternoon, ami ths Liverpool I’mvn Gmncil intend to fo'l.»w iu their wake.. l.< Loudon great efforts are being m ie to have the picture and art gallei i s oj.eu to those who have only the Sabbath I 01 which to enjoy and improve tlu in- Iv.s. “The Sunday Ljague,” says another writer on tb r - su jjet, “ are persistent in their duties. : ■ ivoring to supply the working c- on>n y v : th good and whole some recrcaii >.i ... ill- Sunday. For a long time to I gu has worked most energetically to have the museums opened on a Sunday, ami du furtherance of this object waited upou the Marquis of Ripon and Mr Forster at the Privy Council of fices, to memorialise the Government in favor of the Sunday opening of the South Kensington Museum, with the celebrated Sheepshanks collection of pictures. It was urged that by the opening of the Kensington Museum, aud other such edu cational establishments, 011 Sunday, a great boon would be conferred upon the working classes, who had few other op portunities for mental improvement. 