ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM; 1837. 



III.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



Balance due to the Bridgcwatcr Fund at Christmas 1 P35 ------ 



Dividends on £. 12,972. 15. 7. Three per cent. Consols, bequeathed by the late Earl of 

 Bridgewater -------------- 



Rent of a real Estate also bequeathed by the late Earl of Bridgewater - - - - 



Of which paid towards the Salaries of the Keepers of the Manuscripts, 



and carried to the Genei'al Account - - - - - - £. 227 - 6 



Expended in the purchase of Manuscripts ----- 204 14 6 



Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 



£. *. d. 



44 2 7 



389 IS' « 



20 15 5 



454 13 8 



4.31 15 



22 18 8 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FUNDS, for the Year ending Lady-day 1838. 



Dividends on £. 30,000 Reduced Annuities ------'- 



Receipts from the Museum Publications, estimated to produce - - - 

 From the Bridgewater Fund, towards the Salaries of the Keepei-s of Manuscripts 



Deduct Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 



£. *. d. 



900 - - 



350 - - 



227 - 6 



1,477 - 6 

 22 18 8 



1,454 1 10 



v.— AMOUNT OF GRANT required for the Service of the Year ending Lady-day 1838. 



£. s. d. 

 Estimated Charge from Lady-day 1837 to Lady-day 1838 ------ 



Deduct Funds available for the Service of that year, as specified under No. IV. - 



30,853 19 7 

 1,454 1 10 



Add the Fraction of £.1 



Amount required 



29,399 17 9 

 - 2 8 



29,400 



VI.— ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY GRANTS 



Received during the Year 1836. 



£. s. d. 

 Received Balance of Parliamentary Grant, August 10, 1835 - - - 



For the purchase of Antique Vases -------- 



For the purchase of Etchings by the Dutch Masters - - - - - 



For the piu-chase of a Manuscript Bible said to have belonged to Charlemagne 



Paid for Egyptian Antiquities, including Sarcophagus of the Queen of 



Amasis ----_-_---_- £.855 5 10 



Due to the Representatives of Messrs. Sotheby, for Egyptian Antiquities 



purchased in 1&% - - - - - -"- - - - 62 18 2 



For the purchase of Antique Vases -___--- 3,473 18 7 



For the purchase of Etchings by the Dutch Masters - - - - 5,000 - - 



For the purchase of a MS. Bible, said to have belonged to Charlemagne - 750 - - 



Remains with the Lords of the Treasury unexpended 



918 4 - 



n,,-;oo - - 



6,000 - - 



750 - - 



10,168 4 - 



10,142 2 7 



26 1 5 



VII.— RETURN of the NUMBER OF PERSONS ADMITTED TO VIEW THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 

 Peksons admitted to view the Generai, CoLLr.crioNs from Christmas 1830 to Christmas 1836. 





From 



From 



From 



From 



From 



From 





Christmas ]830 



Christmas 1831 



Christmas 1832 



Christmas 1833 



Christmas 1834 



Chri8tm;isl835 





to 

 Christmas 1831. 



to 

 Christmas 1832. 



to 

 Christmas 1 833. 



N" 



to 

 Christmas 1834. 



to 

 Christmas 1835. 



to 





Christmas 1836. 





NO 



N" 



N" 



N" 



N" 



January 



7,751 



9,179 



16,318 



16,977 



17,431 



23,292 



February 



6,542 



11,547 



12,464 



16,639 



15,309 



21,738 



March - 



8,969 



11,909 



17,788 



16,181 



17,918 



20,149 



April 



8,185 



12,498 



12,994 



16,252 



20,355 



21,573 



May 



10,651 



18,158 



19,485 



19,057 



87,054 



33,338 



June 



14,882 



17,048 



28,821 



36,652 



35,565 



66,229 



July 



17,511 



26,093 



36,191 



86,485 



60,951 



67,859 



August - 



- - - 



- - - 



28,260 



26,144 



35,151 



76,195 



Septembkb 



_ _ - 



_ - _ 



207 



485 



463 



848 



October - 



12,004 



19,878 



19.932 



29,160 



82,466 



30,549 



NOVESIBER 



8,425 



13,626 



11,626 



12,246 



18,882 



13,413 



Decembkb 



4,992 



7,900 



6,459 



11,088 



12,559 



9,464 





99,912 



147,896 



210,495 



237,366 



289,104 



383,157 



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