ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM: 1838. 



III.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund at Cliristmas 1836 --_-__ 



Di\ddends 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 Manuscripts, 

 and carried to the General Account - - - - - - £. 227 - 6 



Expended in the purchase of Manuscripts ----- 210 - - 



Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 



- £. 



£. s. d. 



22 18 8 



389 15 8 



24 14 8 



437 9 



437 - 6 



8 6 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FUNDS, for the Year ending Lady-day 1839 



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



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



Receipts from the sale of Casts from Marbles, estimated to produce 



From the Bridgewater Fund, towards the Salaries of the Keepers of Manuscripts 



Deduct Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund - - - 





£. 



s. 



d. 



_ 



900 



- 



- 



_ 



600 



- 



- 



- 



400 



- 



- 



- 



227 



- 



6 





2,027 



_ 



6 



- 



- 



8 



6 



£. 



2,026 12 



- 



v.— AMOUNT OF GRANT required for the Service of the Year ending Lady-day 1839. 



Esthnated Charge from Lady-day 1838 to Lady-day 1839 ------ 



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



Add the Fraction of £. 1 



£. s. d. 



29,494 16 - 



2,026 12 - 



27,468 4 -, 

 - 16 - 



27,469 - - 



VI.— ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF PARLIAMENTARY GRANTS 



to Christmas 1837. 



Reserved, being due to the Representatives of Messrs. Sotheby, for Egyptian Antiquities 

 purchased in 1836 ------------- 



Received the Amount of Grant, March 23, 1837 -------- 



On Account of Grant, June 28, 1837 ---------- 



Paid the Representatives of Messrs. Sotheby, for Egyptian Antiquities, purchased in 1836 

 For Mr. Broderip's Collection of Shells _-__----- 

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



£. 



62 18 2 

 1,575 - - 

 1,1.36 3 6 



2,774 1 



62 18 2 

 1,575 - - 

 1,136 3 6 



2,774 1 8 



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



Persons admitted to view the General Collections from Christmas 1831 to Christmas 1837. 





From 



From 



From 



From 



From 



From 





Christmas 1831 



to 

 Christmas 1832. 



Chi-istmas 1832 



Christmas 1833 



to 

 Christmas 1834. 



Christmas 1834 



Christmas 1835 



Christmas 1836 





Christmas 1833. 



Christmas 1835. 



Christmas 1836. 



Christmas 1837. 





N° 



NO 



NO 



N" 



N° 



N° 



January 



9,179 



16,318 



16,977 



17,431 



2-3,292 



11,042 



February 



11,647 



12,464 



16,639 



15,309 



21,738 



18,709 



March - 



11,909 



17,738 



16,181 



17,918 



20,149 



48,557 



April - 



12,498 



12,994 



16,252 



20,355 



21,573 



21,007 



May 



18,1.58 



19,485 



19,0.57 



37,054 



33,838 



70,122 



June 



17,048 



28,821 



86,652 



35,565 



66,229 



27,044 



July 



20,093 



36,191 



36,485 



.50,951 



67,859 



38,191 



August - 



- - - 



28,260 



26,144 



35,151 



75,195 



28,238 



September - 



_ - - 



207 



485 



463 



348 



18,866 



October 



19,878 



19,932 



29,100 



32,466 



30,549 



17,210 



November 



13,626 



11,626 



12,246 



1.3,882 



1.3,413 



9,974 



December 



7,960 



6,459 



11,088 



12,.559 



9,464 



17,131 





147,896 



210,495 



237,366 



289,104 



383,147 



321,151 



230. 



