15 APRIL 1854, Page 10

The estimated expense of the British Museum for 1864-'5 is

55,2251. Last year it was 55,840/. In the Great Exhibition year, the number of visitors WEB 2,527,216; for the year ending Christmas last, the number was 661,113. The increase and diminution in the expenses of the Public Offices for 1853 stand thus—Increase, chiefly in the Post-office, 1478 persons, 105,6721.; decrease, chiefly in the Excise, 236 persons, 48,013/.