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eighteen hundred and thirty-nine Charters and Rolls, and two 

 hundred and four Books of Reference have been stamped. 

 The total of impressions made was 12,293. 



Two hundred and eleven MSS. have been folioed, with 

 a total of 33,765 folios. , Three hundred and fourteen sheets 

 have been numbered. 



One hundred and seventy-six newly acquired MSS. and 

 three hundred and seventeen Papyri have been placed. All 

 have been press-marked and entered in Hand- and Shelf-Lists. 



Six hundred and seventy-seven Charters and Rolls have been 

 placed and have been entered in the Hand-Lists. Numbers have 

 been written on seven hundred and forty-six newly acquired 

 Charters. Seventj^-eight Seals and Casts have been provided 

 with boxes, placed, and entered in Hand- and Drawer-Lists. 



10. Boohs of Reference. — One hundred and eighty 

 volumes and parts have been received, catalogued, and placed. 



Eighteen volumes and parts of Facsimiles were added to 

 the series now deposited in the Department and available for 

 the use of Readers. 



11. Consultation of MSS.— 27, d4<7 MSS. and 2,106 Charters 

 and Seals have been consulted in the Students' Room, and 

 thirty-four MSS. in the Reading Room. The number of 

 Students was 19,277. 



Magna Charta was exhibited to 16,400 visitors. 



12. MSS. photographed. — Seven hundred and sixty-five 

 MSS. (including Papyri, Charters, and Seals) were allowed to be 

 photogi-aphed, with a total of 6,633 photographs taken, of 

 which 68<S were for official purposes. 



13. Acquisitions. — The number of Manuscripts and Docu- 

 ments, &c. acquired during the year has been : — 



Additional MSS. --._-- 373 

 Egerton MSS. - - - - - - - 2 



Charters and Rolls ------ 860 



Papyri --------37 



Detached Seals and Casts _ - - . 81 



The most considerable addition to the collections results 

 from a bequest, briefly mentioned in the last report, from the 

 late Lady Layard, widow of Sir Austen Henry Layard, G.C.B., 

 of her husband's Diplomatic Papers and General Correspond- 

 ence. This has now been arranged in 234 volumes, but 

 certain portions will not, for some time to come, be available 

 for public use without special permission. A. collection of 

 about 160 letters of George Canning to J. Hookhaiu Frere, 

 acquired by purchase, forms, in conjunction with the Huskisson 

 Papers acquired last year and other correspondence already in 

 the Museum, a most valuable series for the history of Canning's 

 career. A bequest of 16 volumes of selected private corre- 

 spondence has been accepted under the terms of the will of the 

 late William Carew Hazlitt. The dispersal of the late Mr. J 



