BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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

 dated 16 March 1849;— ^/(;r, 



AN ACCOUNT " of the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum 

 for the Year 1848, of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for the Year 

 ending the 25th day of March 1850, 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 1842 to Christmas 1848 ; 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 1848." 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT of Receipts from Christmas 1847 to Christmas 1848. 



II.— ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1847 to Christmas 1848; ACTUAL 

 EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1847 to Christmas 1848 ; and ESTIMATED CHARGE 

 from Lady-day 1849 to Lady-day 1850. 



HI.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF f ARNBOROUGH FUND. 



v.— AMOUNT of ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE in the Year ending Lady-day 1850, and 

 of GRANT required. 



VI.— ACCOUNT of the EXPENDITURE of Special Parliamentary Grants received 

 during the Year to Christmas 1848. 



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

 Christmas 1842 to Christmas 1848. 



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

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1848. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS from Christmas 1847 to Christmas 1848. 



£. s. d. 



3,467 2 3 



12,129 10 - 



Balance in hand, Christmas 1847 - - - - 

 Fourth Instalment of Parliamentai^ Grant for 1847-48 

 Parliamentary Grant for 1848-49 - - - - 

 Balance remaining due to Lady-day 1849, not received 



-£.48,445 - - 

 - 12,111 6 - 



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



One Year's Dividends on 2,872/. 6s. lOd. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by 



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

 One Year's Dividends on 12,992 Z. 1.5 s. 7 <?. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by 



Francis Henry Earl of Bridgewater, 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 Lordsliip'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. - 

 Rents of Houses purchased in Great Russell-street _-.-_-- 



36,333 16 - 



900 - - 



86 3 4 



389 15 8 



39 4 7 



340 18 2 



64 3 3 



173 6 2 



76 - 1 



63,999 18 6 



140. 



