ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM: 1839. 



III.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 

 Balance due to the Biidgewatw Fund at Christmas 1837 ------ 



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 Manuscripts, 



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



Expended in the purchase of Manuscrijits ----- 163 - 9 



Expended in biiidhig Manuscripts - - - - - - - 13 13 9 



Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 



Estimate of Bridgewater Fund for the Year ending 25 March 1840. 

 Receipts from the Earl of Bridgewater's beijuest -------- 



Receipts from the Legacy of the late Lord Farnborough, invested in i,'. 2,872. 6. 10. Three 

 per Cent. Consols ------------- 



£. *. d. 



- 8 6 



389 15 8 



16 5 6 



406 9 8 



403 16 - 

 2 14 8 



414 15 8 

 86 8 4 



600 19 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FUNDS for the Year ending Lady-day 1840. 

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



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



Receipts fi'om the sale of Casts from Marbles, estimated to produce - - - 

 Excess of Receipts on estimated produce from the above sources for the Year 1838 - 

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



Deduct Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 



£. s. d. 



900 - - 



500 - - 



500 - - 



1,427 11 9 



227 - 6 



3,554 12 3 

 2 14 8 



3,.551 17 7 



v.— AMOUNT OF GRANT required for the Service of the Year ending Lady -day 1840. 



£. s. d. 



Estimated Charge from Lady-day 1839 to Lady-day 1840 ------ 82,390 - - 



Deduct Sums available for the Service of that year, as specified under No. IV. - 3,651 17 7 



Add the Fraction of £. 1 



28,838 2 6 

 - 17 7 



28,839 - - 



VI.— ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL I^ARLIAMENTARY GRANTS 



received during the Vear to Christmas 18-38. 

 Received the Amount of Grant ---------- 



Ditto , - - - - July 27, 1888 ------- 



Paid for Egyptian Antiquities purchased at Paris 



Paid for Etniscan Antiquities purchased from Siguors Campanari 



£. .?. d 

 6.50 13 3 

 600 - - 



1,250 13 



6.50 13 3 

 600 - - 



1,2.50 13 .3 



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

 Persons admitted to view the General Collections from Christmas 1832 to Christmas 1838. 



VII.- 





From 



From 



From 



From 



From 



From 





GhrLstmas 1832 



Christmiis 1833 



Christmas 1834 



Chiistmaa 1835 



Christmas 1836 



Christiiiaj 1837 





to 



to 









to 





Christmas 1833. 



Christmas 1834. 



Christmas 1835. 



Christmas 1836. 



Christmas 1837. 



Christmas 1838. 





N" 



NO 



NO 



NO 



N° 



N" 



January 



16,318 



16,977 



17,431 



2.3,292 



11,042 



8,861 



FeBBIiARY 



12,464 



16,639 



I.5,.309 



21,738 



13,769 



8,311 



March - 



17,738 



16,181 



17,918 



20,149 



48,557 



16,041 



April - 



12,994 



16,2.52 



20,355 



21,.573 



21,007 



40,272 



May 



19,485 



19,057 



37,054 



83,888 



70,122 



18,073 



June 



28,821 



36,6.)2 



35,565 



66,229 



27,044 



49,447 



July 



36,191 



.36,485 



50,951 



67,869 



38,191 



34,215 



August - 



28,260 



26,144 



8.5,151 



75,195 



28,238 



26,247 



September - 



207 



486 



463 



348 



18,866 



14,060 



October 



19,932 



29,160 



32,466 



80,549 



17,210 



17,677 



November 



11,626 



12,246 



13,882 



18,418 



9,974 



10,467 



December 



6,459 



11,088 



12,559 



9,464 



17,131 



22,387 





210,495 



237,366 



2B9,104 



383,147 



321,1.51 



266,008 



86 



