ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



111.- ACCOUNT OF I}RIDGI':WATEIl FUND. 



Balance due to the Bvidgewater Fund at Chi-istmas 1839 ------ 



Dividends on £.12,972. 15. 7. Three per Cent. Consols, beciueathed 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 ----- 231 7 6 



Expended in binding- Manuscripts -------17 58 



Balance due from the Bridgewater Fund - 



Estimate of Bridgewater Fund for the Year ending Lady-day 1842. 

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



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND. 



Balance due to the Farnborough Fund, at Christmas 1839 ------ 



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

 Farnborough, for purposes named in his Lordship's Will - - - - - - / 



Expended in the purchase of iVIanuscripts --------- 



Balance due to the Farnborough Fund - - - £. 



Estimate of Farnborough Fund for the Year ending Lady-day 1842. 

 Receipts from Lord Farnborough's bequest -------- i,'. 



£. s. d. 

 37 10 11 



389 15 8 

 39 18 - 



467 4 7 



475 13 

 8 



9 1 



410 



£. s. d 

 61 3 4 



86 3 4 



147 6 8 

 146 18 6 



8 2 



8G 11 6 



v.— ACCOUNT OF FUNDS for the Year ending Lady-day 1842. 

 Dividends on £'.80,000 Reduced Annuities -------- 



Receipts fronr 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 - 

 ii'rom the same Fund the Balance due upon the Expenditure of the last Year 



Deduct the sum received short of the estimated produce last Year, 

 from the sale of Museum Publications, and from the sale of Casts 

 from Marbles - - - - -■ - -£. 144 41 



Ditto Balance due to the Farnborough Fund - - - - 8 2 



£. s. d. 



900 - - 



600 - - 



400 - - 



227 - 6 



8 9 1 



2,035 9 7 



144 12 3 



1,890 17 4 



VI.— AMOUNT OF GRANT required for the Service of the Year ending Lady-day 1842. 



Estimated Charge from Lady-day 1841 to Lady-day 1842 - - - - - 

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



Add the Fraction of £.1 - 



- 



£. s. 



33,675 19 



1,890 17 



d. 



2 

 4 



- 



31,785 1 

 -18 



10 



2 



£. 



31,786 - 



- 



VII.— ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY GRANT 



received during the Year to Christmas 1840. ' \ £ s d 



Received the Amount of Grant, May 8, 1840 -------- 1,800 - -' . 



Paid Mr. Hawkins for a Collection of Fossils 



1,800 



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

 Persons admitted to view the General Collections from Christmas 1834 to Christmas 1840. 





From 1 



From 



From 



From 



From 



From 





Christmas 1834 



Christm.1? 1835 



Christmas 1836 



Christmas 1837 



Christmas 1838 



Christmas 1839 



















Christmas 18.33. 



Christmas 1836. 



Chiistmas 1837. 



Christmas 1838. 



Christmas 1839. 



Christmas 1840. 





N" 



N" 



N° 



N" 



N»' 



J.VNVARY 



17,431 



23,292 



11,042 



8,861 



14,658 



11,8.59 



February 



15,309 



21,738 



13,769 



8,311 



11,625 



11,072 



March - 



17,918 



20,149 



48,557 



16,041 



14,973 



13,.591 



Apkil - 



20,355 



21,573 



21,007 



40,272 



40,523 



80,671 



May - 



37,0.54 



33,338 



70,122 



18,073 



3.5,711 



21,027 



Jl'NE 



35,.') 65 



66,229 



27,044 



49,447 



23,511 



41,529 



July 



.50,951 



67,859 



38,191 



84,215 



46,584 



46,718 



August - 



35,151 



75,195 



28,238 



26,247 



28,855 



24,224 



Septiuiber - 



463 



348 



18,866 



14,060 



21,836 



12,872 



( JCTOISKK 



32,466 



30,649 



17,210 



17,677 



1.5,5.31 



14,917 



NoVKiMBER 



1.3,882 



13,413 



9,974 



10,467 



9,884 



8,295 



December 



12,-559 



9,464 



17,131 



22,337 



17,159 



11,159 





289,104 



383,147 



321,151 



266,008 



280,860 



247,929 



117. 



