ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM: 1840. 



III.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



Bahance due to the Bvidgewater Fund at Christmas 1838 ------ 



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 carried to the General Account - - - - - - £, 227 - 6 



Expended in the purchase of Manuscripts ----- 154 3 _ 



Expended in binding Manuscripts - - - - - - - 4 17 3 



. Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 



Estunate of Bridgewater Fund for the Year ending Lady-day 1841. 

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



- £. 



Deduct Balance due to the Bridgewater Fund 

 Ditto to the Famborough Fund 



£. 37 10 11 

 - 61 3 4 



£. s. d. 



2 14 8 



389 15 8 



31 1 4 



423 11 8 



386 



37 10 11 



412 1 - 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND. 



Dividends on £.2,872. 6. 10. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by the late Lord 



Famborough, for purposes named in his Lordship's Will - - - - - 

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



Balance due to the Famborough Fund - - 



Estimate of Famborough Fund for the Year ending Lady-day 1841. 

 Receipts from Lord Farnborough's bequest -------- 



v.— ACCOUNT OF FUNDS for the Year ending Lady-day 1841. 

 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 - - - 

 Excess of Receipts on estimated produce from the above sources for the Year 1839 - 

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



/Ord 



£. s. d. 



86 3 4 

 25 - - 



£. 



61 3 4 



- 



147 6 8 



£. s. d. 



900 - - 



500 - - 



500 - - 



87 13 6 



227 - 6 



2,214 14 - 



98 14 3 



2,115 19 9 



VI.— AMOUNT OF GRANT required for the Service of the Year ending Lady-day 1841 



£. s. 

 Estimated Charge from Lady-day 1840 to Lady-day 1841 - - - - _ 

 Deduct Sums available for the Service of that year, as specified under No. V 



Add the Fraction of £. 1 



32,068 14 6 

 2,115 19 9 



29,952 14 9 

 - 5 8 



29,953 - 



VII.— ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY GRANTS 



received during the Year to Christmas 1839. 

 Received the Amount of Grant, August 6, 1839 



£. 



Paid for Egyptian Antiquities purchased of Signor Anastasy 

 Paid for Dr. Mantell's Geological Collection 



£. s. d. 

 5,812 - - 



1,600 - - 

 4,212 - - 



5,812 - 



VIII.— RETURN of the NUMBER OF PERSONS ADMITTED TO VISIT THE BRITISFI MUSEUM. 



Persons admitted to view the General Collections from Christmas 1833 to Christmas 1839. 





From 



From 



From 



From 



From 



From 





Christmas 1833 



Christmas 1834 



Christmas 1835 



Christmas 1836 



Christmas 1837 



Christmas 1838 





Christinas 1834. 



Christmas 1835. 



Chiistmasl836. 



Christmas 1837. 



Christmas 1838. 



Christmas 1839. 





N" 



NO 



N° 



N" 



N» 



N" 



January 



16,977 



17,431 



23,292 



11,042 



8,861 



14,658 



February 



16,639 



15,.'309 



21,738 



13,769 



8,811 



11,625 



March - 



16,181 



17,918 



20,149 



48,557 



16,041 



14,973 



April - 



16,252 



20,355 



21,573 



21,007 



40,272 



40,523 



May 



19,057 



37,054 



33,338 



70,122 



18,073 



35,711 



June 



36,652 



85,565 



66,229 



27,044 



49,447 



23,511 



July 



36,485 



60,951 



67,859 



38,191 



^4,215 



46,584 



AUGU.ST - 



26,144 



35,151 



75,195 



28,238 



26,247 



28,855 



September - 



485 



463 



348 



18,866 



14,060 



21,836 



October 



29,160 



82,466 



30,549 



17,210 



17,677 



15,.531 



November 



12,246 



13,882 



13,413 



9,974 



10,467 



9,884 



Decembbr 



11,088 



12,559 



9,464 



17,131 



22,337 



17,159 





237,366 



289,104 

 . 



383,147 



321,151 



266,008 



280,850 



101. 



