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lowances from the Town-Council, and my own funds. In the year 
1820, the debt on the Museum having accumulated considerably, 
and being further increased by the annual payment of the interest 
of £3000, borrowed by the Professors from the Banks, for the 
payment of the Dufresne and Bullock collections, it was found neces- 
sary to make some arrangements to meet these difficulties. At a 
meeting held in the Museum, attended by representatives from the 
Court of Exchequer, the Court of Session, the University, and the 
Town-Council, I was ordered to open the Museum to the public, 
and to see that each visitor paid two shillings and sixpence of ad- 
mission money. From the year 1820 to 1826, the Museum has 
been supported by the money collected from visitors ; the royal 
annual grant, and advances by the Professor of Natural History; the 
Town-Council, from the period of opening the Museum to the public, 
having considered it unnecessary to grant any further pecuniary 
aid to the Museum establishment. 
“‘ Although this fund has been productive, still it is not sufficient, 
even in its present state, and when aided by the royal annual grant, 
to keep the establishment free of debt. This being the case, it is 
evident that some certain and permanent income must be provided, in 
order to secure the Museum already formed, and to afford the means 
of preserving and of purchasing such specimens as are absolutely 
required, in order to keep the Museum up with the progress of 
Natural Science.” 
To shew further the difficulties Jameson had to contend with from 
want of funds, he reported to the Royal Commission that “ the Mu- 
seum—the most interesting in Great Britain—the result of upwards 
of twenty years’ labour on my part—is now in so low a condition as 
to pecuniary means that I (a keeper without a salary) was forced 
some time ago to part with my assistant, and to take on myself the 
whole duties of this important and extensive department of the Mu- 
seum. The present establishment (1830) for the Museum is the 
Professor of Natural History, assisted by a man to keep the door 
and stove, and a woman to wash and dust the rooin.”’ 
Here we find Jameson supporting the now National 
Museum by his own energy and his own purse. Has he ever 
for all this received a debt of gratitude from his country ? 
No! But Europe expects it. 
The introduction of the new Heating Apparatus. 
Jameson lodged many complaints with the Authorities for 
» long series of years, in regard to the inefficient manner in 
which the balls and galleries of the Museum were heated ; 
and he pointed out the certain destruction of the collections, 
