ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM: 1839. 



£. 

 1,862 

 7,350 



20,601 

 900 



s. d. 

 4 1 



15 - 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS 

 From Christmas 1837 to Christmas 1838. 



Balance in hand, Decemliev 1837 __-_ 



Fourth Instalment of Parliamentary Grant for 1837-38 --_-._ 

 Parliamentary Grant for 1838-39 _---._ £. 27,469 - - 



Fourth Instalment for Quarter ending Lady-day 1839, not received - 6,807 5 - 



One Year's Dividends on 30,000 /. Reduced Annuities ------- 



One Year's Dividends on 12,972?. 15*. Id. Tliree per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by the 



late Earl of Bridgewater, for purposes named in his Lordship's Will - - - - 

 Rent of a Real Estate also bequeathed by the said Earl of Bridgcwater, for purposes 



named in his Lordship's Will ----------- 



Cash received by the sale of the Synopsis ------..- 



Cash received by the sale of other Museum Publications ------ 



Cash received by the sale of Casts of Marbles, and for the cost of Packages, &c. - 



£. 



389 15 8 

 5 6 



16 



502 



69 



1,755 



7 8 

 16 1 



33,447 12 



II.- 



-ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 18-37 to Christmas 18.38; ACTUAL EXPEN- 

 DITURE from Christmas 1837 to Christmas 1838; and ESTIMATED CHARGE from Lady- 

 da v Ui39 to Lady-day 1840. 





ESTIMATED 



ACTUAL 





ESTIAIATED 





EXPENDITURE, 



EXPENDITURE, 



CHARGE 







Cluistmaa 1837 



to 

 Christmas 1838. 



Christmas 1837 

 to 



Christmas 1838. 



Lady-day 18 



to 

 Lady-day 184 



39 





10. 





£. S. 



d. 



£. 



s. 



d. 



£. s. 



d. 



Salaries of Officers of the Old Establishment 



6,939 - 



6 



5,779 



8 



10 



5,800 - 



- 



Salaries of Assistants ------ 



2,416 4 



7 



2,544 



- 



5 



2,700 - 



- 



Salaries and Wages of Attendants and Servants 



4,204 13 



11 



4,142 



2 



- 



4,2.50 - 



- 



Salaries of Librarians for the Kmg's Library - 



780 2 



_ 



280 



6 



2 



— 





Salaries of Officers for the Banlcsian Collections 



486 6 



_ 



500 



- 



- 



.500 - 



- 



Attendants on Stoves, and Labourers - - - 



319 6 



_ 



178 



18 



- 



250 - 



- 



Supernumeraries employed in Manuscript Department 



105 5 



_ 



— 







— 





Supernumeraries employed in Printed Book Depart- 

















ment -------- 



695 6 



11 



427 



1 



- 



100 - 



— 



Expense of removmg Librarv to new Buildings 



375 - 



_ 



821 



9 



6 



1,250 - 



- 



Prejjaring and Printing new Alphabetical Catalogue 

















of Prmted Books --__-_ 



- 



. 



- 





- 



1,000 - 



-~ 



Rent, Rates and Taxes 



225 5 



4 



195 



3 



4 



180 - 



- 



Coals, Coke and Faggots ----- 



561 15 



_ 



839 



_ 



5 



850 - 



- 



Candles, Oil and Gas Light Comjjany - - - 



93 13 



6 



92 



6 



- 



90 - 



- 



Incidental Expenses of a miscellaneous natui'c 



379 10 



3 



282 



8 



8 



300 - 



- 



Freight and Carriage, including- Collections arrived 

















and expected from Egypt and India - - - 



45 13 



5 



347 



7 



6 



900 - 



_ 



Repairs, fitting up Shelves, &c. not paid by the Board 

















of Works -------- 



260 2 



1 



228 



14 



- 



200 - 



- 



Stationery - - - - .-.»■- 



246 9 



3 



304 



7 



10 



350 - 



- 



Binding Books, Manuscripts and ■ Portfolios, and 

















unrolling and framing Papyri, &c. _ - - 



2,020 16 



3 



1,962 



13 



2 



2,750 - 



- 



Purchase of Manuscripts . - . - _ 



470 16 



_ 



568 



6 



3 



700 - 



_ 



Ditto - pursuant to the Will of the late Earl 

















of Bridgewatc'r ---... 



163 - 



9 



163 



_ 



9 



— 





Purchase of Printed Books - - - _ - 



3,801 14 



4 



4,216 



9 



6 



3,000 - 



_ 



Purchase of Charts and Maps - - - _ 



376 16 



3 



2 



5 



_ 









Purchase of Minerals and of FossQ Remains - 



853 12 



6 



774 12 



7 



700 - 



_ 



Purchase of Zoological Specimens - - - - 



658 14 



6 



577 19 





700 - 



- 



Cabinets, Spirits of Wme, &c., for preserving the 

















Mineralogical and Zoological Collections 



789 7 



7 



588 



11 







500 - 



_ 



Purchase of Specimens to continue Sir Joseph 

















Banks's Botanical Collections - - _ - 



135 4 



6 



53 



8 



1 



80 - 



_ 



Cabinets for Botany ------ 



100 - 



















Puichase of Coins, Medals and Works of Ancient Art 



1,321 - 



8 



1,320 



2 



4 



1,-500 - 



_ 



Statue from Dresden Gallery, taken in part exchange 

















for Casts from Elgin Marl)lcs - - - _ 



_ 



» 



315 



_ 



_ 



315 - 



_ 



Cabinets for Coins and Gems - - _ - 



43 17 



_ 



42 



16 



7 



50 - 



_ 



Purchase of Prints and Engravings - - - 



554 - 



_ 



687 



2 



6 



7-50 - 



_ 



Printing and stitching Sjaiopsis - - . . 



285 19 



5 



473 



1 



7 



600 - 



_ 



Printing List of Additions, Tickets, Rules, &c. 



198 7 



Vi 



100 



3 



6 



1-50 - 



_ 



Printing Catalogues of Manuscripts - - - 



228 4 



_ 



118 



10 



6 



200 - 



_ 



Printmg Description of Ancient Marbles 



142 4 



_ 

















Drawings from Ancient Marbles - - - - 



146 16 



_ 



73 



10 



_ 



75 - 



_ 



Engravings from Ancient Marbles - - - - 



362 5 



_ 



365 



9 



_ 



200 - 



_ 



For Moulds of Elgin Marbles - - - - 



1B2 3 



10 



166 



10 



_ 









For making Casts of ditto - - - - - 



628 16 





910 



7 



4 



600 - 



_ 



For Moulds and Casts of Marbles in Tow]i]e.y Col- 

















lection -------_ 



279 2 



6 



77 



13 



_ 









For Moulds and Casts from Phigaleian .Marbles 











_ 



400 - 



_ 



Repairing and refixing Antiquities, in order to tlieir 

















being placed in the New Galleries - - _ 



163 19 



1 



198 



2 



_ 



200 - 



_ 



JLiaw Expenses ------- 



101 4 



4 



90 



12 



8 



200 - 



- 



Totals - - - £. 



31,141 15 



6 



30,808 



13 



9 



32,390 - 



- 



Balance of 



M 



Receipts 

 Payments 



t 



Surplus in hand 



- - £. 



£'..33,447 12 - 

 80,808 13 9 



2,638 18 3 



