BRITISH MUSEUM. 



RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, 

 dated 12 March 1847;— /or, 



AN ACCOUNT *' of the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum 

 for the Year 1846, of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for the Year 

 ending the 25th day of March 1848, and of the Sum necessary to discharge 

 the same; — and also, An Account of the Number of Persons admitted to 

 visit the Museum from Christmas 1840 to Christmas 1846 ; together with a 

 Statement of the Progress made in the Arrangement of the Collections, 

 and an Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1846." 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT of Receipts from Christmas 1845 to Christmas 1846. 



II ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1845 to Christmas 1846; ACTUAL 



EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1845 to Christmas 1846; and ESTIMATED CHARGE 

 from Lady-day 1847 to Lady-day 1848. 



III.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



IV ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND. 



v.— AMOUNT of ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE in the Year ending Lady-day 1848, and 

 of GRANT required. 



VL— ACCOUNT of the EXPENDITURE of Special Parliamentary Grants received 

 during the Year to Christmas 1846. 



VII.— RETURN of the Number of Persons admitted to visit the British Museum from 

 Christmas 1840 to Christmas 1840. 



VIII. — STATEMENT of Progress made in the Arrangement of the Collections, and an 

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1846. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS from Christmas 1845 to Chrbtmas 1846. 



Balance in hand, Christmas 1845 ._-_- -._.. 



Fourth Instahncnt of Parliamentary Grant for 1845-46 .___._ 

 Parliamentary Grant for 1846-47 ---... £, 45,406 - - 

 Balance remaining due to Lady-day 1847, not received - - 11,351 15 - 



One Year's Dividends on 30,000 1. Reduced Annuities ------- 



One Year's Dividends on 2,872 1. 6 s. 10 d. Tliree per Cent. Consols, beqiieathed by the 



late Lord Famborough, for pui-poscs named in his Lordship's Will . - - - 

 One Year's Dividends on 12,9t)2/. 15*. 7d. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by the 



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



Rent of a Real Estate, also bequeathed by the said Earl of Bridgewater, 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, etc. - 

 Rent of Houses recently purchased in Great RusseU-street ------ 



£. 



£. s. d. 

 3,147 4 - 

 9,815 12 6 



34,054 6 - 



900 - - 



86 3 4' 



389 15 8 



39 7 1 



348 18 10 



37 16 - 



209 3 7 



100 14 4 



49,129 



189. 



