ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 1 5 



Genealogical and heraldic collections of James Torre, of Snidall, oh. 1699, relating 

 chiefly to Yorkshire and the northern counties of England; 17th century. In five 

 volumes. 



" Analecta Eboracensia " : collections relating to the City of York, by Sir Thomas 

 Widdrington, Kecorder of York, ob. 1 674. 



Collections in prose and verse, in Irish; 18th and 19th centuries. In four 

 volumes. 



Journal of David Samwell, surgeon of the " Discovery," in Captain Cook's voyage 

 to the Pacific Ocean; 1776-1779. Autograph. 



" The Naturalist's Journal," with autograph weather-records and remarks relating 

 to gardening, agriculture, and natural history, by Gilbert AVliite, of Selborne; 1768- 

 1793. In six volumes. 



Fourteen original letters from Gilbert White to Hon. Daines Barrington; 1769- 

 1773. 



Maps and plans of New Brunswick and Canada; 18th and 19th centuries. Pre- 

 sented by Lord Walsingham. 



The remaining portion of the collection of MS. music formed by Mr. Julian 

 Marshall, comprising the works of English and foi-eign composers from the 16th 

 century to the present time. In one hundred and fifty-one volumes. 



E. Maunde Thompson. 



Department of Oriental Manuscripts. 



I. — Arrangement and Cataloguing. 



The descriptive list 'of the Oriental MSS. acquired in the year 1880 has been com- 

 pleted and transcribed for the use of the readers. The same Manuscripts have been 

 entered into the Oriental Register and the Classed Oriental Inventory. 



A descriptive list of the Oriental MSS. acquired in the year 1881 has been drawn up 

 and transcribed for use in the Heading Room. 



The last seven sheets of the second volume of the Persian Catalogue have been 

 printed, and the volume has been published. The remainder of the descriptive portion 

 of the work has been revised, and twenty-one sheets of the third volume have passed 

 through the press. The numerical index has been brought down to the last printed 

 sheet. 



Full descriptions of eighty-nine Manuscripts have been prepared for the special 

 catalogues. 



The descriptive list of the Oriental MSS. included in the Sloane Collection and the 

 Additional Series has been carried on from Sloane 2,647 to Additional 5,999. 



Recently acquired Manuscripts, one hundred and sixty-six in number, have been 

 arranged, labelled, folio'd, and partly bound. 



The slip-index to the Hebrew MSS. has been completed. 



II . — Acquisitions. 



One hundred and twelve Oriental MSS. have been acquired in the course of the year, 

 viz., 83 by purchase, and 29 by donation, as follows : — 



Hebrew, Chaldee, and Arabic in the Hebrew cha- 

 racter __--___- 63 

 Arabic - - - -- - - - -25 



Chinese ---_--> -6 



Syriac ---------4 



Armenian --------4 



Pali --------- 2 



Italian in the Hebrew character - - - - 



Persian -___-_-- 

 Baluchi __--_-_- 

 Tamil 



Telugu - 

 Cingalese 

 Japanese 

 Batta - 



Total - - - 112 

 O.QO. B 4 



