The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-18 00:00:00

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

This morning the socounte of the British MUM=
for the year ended the 31s1 of March last were published.
The expeedilure of the Museum has been se follows
36,5321. lis. 34. ; house impetus', 3,3061. lls. 4d. ;
purchases and acquisitions, 23,7631. Os. lit ; bookbinding,
tablas* ke., 11,5/101. 12s. ; printing catalogues, 2,7761.
lie. 3d. ; miscellaneous, 192!. 19s. 21. ; publishing cuneiform,
inieriptions, 292/. 19s. The visitors to the Museum (esclairive
et raiders) here been 450,262 in 1854; 334,060
1361; 361,714 in 14.56 ; 621,034 in 1857 ; 619,566 in
181111 ; and 517,896 in 1859. The number of
Aside to the reading rooms, for the purpose of study
end reseerch, were 86,132 in 1864; 53,667 in 1865;
113421 is 1866. Preen January to April, 1657, inclusive,
the umber of sighs of readers was 19,242. The new read-
ing room was opened for renders on May 18, and from that
date to the end of the year the number of
visits of residers was 75,128. Total, 94,370 in
1867 ; 122,103 in 1858; and 122,424 in 1859. The
Dumber of visits by artists and students to the galleries
of sculpture, for the purpose of study, were 3,662 in 1851 ;
3,504 in 1856; 2,918 in 1866; 2,613 in 1867; 2,522 in
1868; and 2,364 in 1850. The number of visite to the
print room, were 3,401 in 1851 ; 2,868 in 1855 ; 3,006 in
1866 ; 3,315 in 1857 ; 3,499 in 1858 ; and 3,013 in 1859.
The number of visite to the coin and medal room, were
1,310 in 1851 ; 1,446 in 1856 ; 2 299 in 1886 ; 2,316 in
11157 ; 2.002 in 1868 ; and 2,204 in 1860.

ROYAL COLUMN Or Eluzosons.—The following
aratlare of the salter hsving undergone the necemary
amisainatirms, IPIIMI admitted fellows of the college at a
niestinut Labe Mart of examiners on the 17th Mat., sic:—
Graves, Barton-street, Gloucester, diploma
rreabaship eta Olieber 12, 1838 ; Thomas O'Connor,
Monk Otalhaddiablif February 23, 1844 ; Lake Coates
Hallow Esarfordweill. Pembrokeshire, January 2, 1848 ;
Thome William Cross% at. Giles street, Norwich, August
ti, 1811; Henry Gray, Wilton-street, February 11, 1848;
Buxton fibillitoo, Finsbury-circus, July 4, 1851 ; John
Major Carden, Salisbury, November 3, 1864 ; William
Hugh Alderney, Bwitingford, Herta, Marsh 2, 1865 ; John
Ward Cousins, Portsmouth, March 7, 1856 ,• Christopher
Heath, Mackville.street, Piccadilly,Yank 14 , 13611 • Ed.
ward Scptimun Earle, Forest Hill, Awn 21, ; Walt*"
John Coulson, Frederick-plow,OW Jewry, Nersolier 6,
1857 ; and Arthur Edward Darien; Trinityoquara. Nay
14, 1856.
TUN CONCIIYATIVI LAND &CLINT AT OZPORD.—
A purchase of land having been made in the 11=1144
about a mile from the city of Oxford, close to the II
Cricket-grounds, a public roosting was had is the Tows-
hall on Wednesday evening, to hear aa 'caseates of the
Pmval workielLef the society, and the node of elkdateat
of the estate. The deputation ociasinted of the Bev. Dr.
Worthington, Mr. N. W. Winstauley, members of the
executive committee, and Mr. C. L. Gruneisen, the secre-
tary, who addrewed the meeting at considerable length. A
vote of thanks was unanimously pawed to the deputation,
converiag the approval of the meeting of the mode of
allotment proposed, and also of the general system of the
society.