ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 1 1 



-..^.. — , ^„,.^.^ „^-^„..„„ ~j „_j,^-.j3 _ „^. „. ^,v-.,spapers acquired 



is 867. Of these, 596 (viz., 187 published in London, and 409 in the country) have been 

 received from the Inland Revenue Office in England, 121 from the branch of that oltice 

 in Ireland, and 118 from the branch of the same ofSce in Scotland. 16 have been presented, 

 and 16 purchased. 



3. The Maps, Charts, and Plans (including 2 acquired under the International Copy- 

 right Treaties) amount to 690 in 2,452 sheets; the Atlases to 20 complete, and 8 parts of 

 Atlases in course of publication. Of the Maps and Charts, 36 were presented, 351 pur- 

 chased, and 303 (including 2 acquired under the International Copyright Treaties) acquired 

 by copyright. Of the Atlases 5 were purchased, and 15 complete and 8 parts of Atlases, 

 acquired by copyright. 



4. The number of pieces of Music, each comprising a complete woik (including 151 

 received under the International Copyright Treaties) is 3,408, of which 65 were purchased, 

 two presented, and 3,341 acquii-ed by copyright. 395 parts and numbers of works in 

 progress have been acquired by copyright, and also 154 works, not included amono- the 

 pieces of music, of which 15 were presented, and 139 purchased. 



5. The total number of articles received (including Broadsides, Ballads, and other mis- 

 cellaneous pieces, not enumerated above) is 78,071, of which 419 were received under the 

 International Copyright Treaties. Of the articles received (exclusive of Broadsides, Bal- 

 lads, Photographs, &c., and comprising 297 received under the International Copyright 

 Treaties) 29,760 are complete works. Of the complete works, 19,495 were purchased, 

 910 presented, and 9,355 acquired by copyright. 



6. Each article acquired has been stamped. The number of stamps so impressed is 

 338,206. It having been found that several plates belonging to books placed in the Reading 

 Room had been torn out or mutilated, every plate \n these books has been stamped. 

 These stamps amount to 37,455. The total number of stamps impressed is 375,661. 



J. Winter Jones. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. The Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts has been continued for the year 1856, 

 including descriptions of the Nos. 20,921 to 20,952,21,030 to 21,190. Descriptions have 

 also been made of above 130 volumes, wanted to complete the years 1849-1854. Nine 

 Old Royal Manuscripts (Appendix) have likewise been catalogued. 



2. The Egerton Manuscripts have been described in detail from No. 1,686 to No. 1 788- 

 and, in a briefer form, Nos. 1687-1695, for the Catalogue of Additions. 



3. The Additions and Corrections to the Catalogue of Maps and Topography have been 

 completed and placed in the hands of the printer. 



4. The Catalogue of the Sloane Manuscripts (prepared previously in copy) has been 

 corrected in many places, and bound up for reference, from No. 1,100 to 4,100 inclusive. 



5. The entries in the brief Catalogue of the Additional Manuscripts placed in the Reading 

 Room, have been continued from No. 21,755 to No. 21,895 (Haldimand Papers), and from 

 No: 23,068 to No, 23,238, up to April 18,60. 



6. The Additional Charters and Rolls have been described from No. 4,124 to No. 4 540- 

 and the shps revised and entered in the General Catalogue, from >Jo. 3,764 to No. 4 340. 

 An Index is in progress to Vol. II. of this Catalogue, 



7. The Sheets of the Supplement to the Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts have been 

 printed off, from 6 P to 6 U, completing it ; and 69 volumes have been described for the 

 Appendix. Indexes of Authors and Titles have also been prepared. Thirteen Persian and 

 two Turkish Manuscripts have been described for the Catalogues of those classes ; and 84 

 various Oriental, more briefly, for the Catalogue of Additions. 



8. The leaves of 33 Syriac Manuscripts have been arranged for the binder, and leaves 

 restored to their places in 65 other volumes. 



9. The General Classed Inventory of the Oriental Manuscripts has been kept up to the 

 end of the year. 



10. Indexes have been made to the Additional MSS. 22,882,23,123,23,137; and the 

 Indexes to MSS. Harl. 3,785, 4,933 to 4,936, 6,986 and 6,991, transcribed fair into the 

 respective volumes. 



11. The Register of Donations to the Department has been kept up to the end of 1860. 



12. A Transcript of Vol. II. of the General Catalogue of Additional Charters and Rolls 

 (Nos. 1731-4340), has been made for the use of the Reading Room ; and a Transcript of 



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