The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, Two o'CLocK

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
firmly, yet quietly, and prices of all descriptions
were quite as high as last week. The sales were
estimated at 5,000 bales (500 for export, and
1,000 on speculation), comprising 300 Egyptian,
bid. to 74d. ; 700 Surat, 41d. to sd. ; and 50 Sea
Islands, 11d. to is. 2d. per lb. The Liverpool
Share Market yesterday presented a dull aspect,
and prices were a shade lower than on Monday.
The Funds continue very buoyant, and the ad-
vance of per cent., which occurred late yester-
day afternoon, is maintained with firmness ; in-
deed an additional rise of k per cent. has been
recorded, and the tendency is still upwards. As the
present, however, is known to be a heavy Bull ac-
count, it is not improbable that some weakness will
be occasioned by the realisation of profits. Con-
Bois for money have been 9311 for money, and 931
for account, but they have since been 931 1, and
respectively. Exchequer Bills, however,
have declined, as the Chancellor has expressed his
determination not to fund any. The June
'Ellis are ss. to 2s. discount, and the March
3s. discount to Is. prem. The Bonds are 98k. The
New 3 per Cents, have been 922 2, and the Re-
duced 92 to 92/ Bank Stock is at 211 to 212.
In Foreign Bonds a good business has been done,
and at fuller rates. Turkish Six per Cents. are
98 to 98k, and the 4 per Cents. 101. Spanish 3
Per Cents. rule firmer at 45k, and Russian 42 per
Cents. have risen nearly 1 per cent., being 951.
.clexican Bonds are 232 for account, Danish 5
Per Cents. 101, Brazilian 5 per Cents. 99, and Bel-
gian 42 per Cents. 951.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 7± ; Mexi-
can, 221 ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
01 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Rus-
!lac. 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 44 per Cents.,
'4 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 451 ; Ditto De-
ferred, 24'2 5 ; Ditto Certificates, 5/ 2; Ditto
Passive, 7 i•
Railway shares are in most instances at enhanced
values, and the settlement of the account has pro-
gressed satisfactorily.
In tho miscellaneous market there is no new
feature.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(Prom th.e Of,cial List.

-cn.ir.*4 done.
kank Stock
na per Cent. Reduced Annuitiec... - ........ . 924 2 f
0 nor Cent Consols Annuities 93s t i J
Ile", 3 per Cant. Annuities
'4"g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860...
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 174 1-16
India Bonds, 1:1000 .
Consols ?or Account
Exchequer Ilills, 26d. March. June
gl000
.2560 —
Bmall
Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 966
Ditto, 1859
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 99
Banish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Ditto 5 per Cetit
Mexican 3 per Cent 233
Ditto Account .
Russian Bonds, 1522, 1; St., 5 per CC.I:3 —
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Spaniel iioatis, 3 per Cent 4si
tipg.nish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5B
lurkith Ponds, 6 per cent
98
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Acco ant lOll i
ii,vieenii. nn the atinve ‘qc,ihie in London.
Belgian, 21 per Cant,, ex. 25 francs -
-Ditto 4:i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 9s}
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols for Money
Ditto Account

93a
. 93i

THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY.

(This Day.)

St

25
50
Bt.
St.

The inquiry was resumed this morning at Chelsea
tiospital, at half•past eleven.
At the commencement of the proceedings,
The Judge Advocate informed Sir R. Airey that a
letter from Sir J. M'Neil had been received, stating
that he was too unwell to attend and be examined as a

Witness. 111
The Judge-Advocate also stated that Col. Tulloch was
still to unwell to attend. lC
In reply to a question from General Airey. 2
The Judge-Advocate said that application had been
Made to the War-office for the preliminary report made
by the Commissioners, dated June 9th, which had been
forwarded to the Board for their use. It was, however, c,
at the same time stated that the report dated June 10th 1
Was the only one recognised by Lord Pasnmure.
General Airey requested that the first paragraph of ‘.
the preliminary report might be read, which being done, If
II," remarked that its statement that the Commissioners
had concluded their labours, bore out his impression /I;
c
that the Commissioners had really compiled the report
at the time when he replied to the questions put by them '
to him. -
The Judge--4dvocate observed, that the impression
ti
might have been modified if General Airey had read the '
concluding paragraph of the report.
After some conversation on this point,
Gen. Airey examined Col. Wetberall, Major Hackett,
Col. Derryman, and Mr. Watson (a purveyor's clerk),
in order to prove that all possible care had been dis-
played by him in the discharge of his dudes. The evi-
dence of these witnesses elicited no new facts.
Gen. Airey then applied that Col. Gordon might be
allowed to make his statement before he (Gen. Airey)
proceeded further with his ease.
The Board demurred to this course ; and a long con-
versation then took place between General Airey and
the Board explanatory of the duties of the Quartermas-
ter-General, the ehief points of which were merely of a
recapitulatory nature and led to no definite result.
General ,Airey then commenced his final address,
affirming his conviction that the animadversions in the
Commissioners' reportin connection with himself had been
fully disposed of. Those animadversions resolved them-
selves into two—first, a supposed want of ingenuity in
providing shelter for the horses ; and, secondly, a sup-
posed want of good management in the issue depart-
Ment. The evidence had completely disposed of these
charges, and strengthened his original conviction that
the Commissioners had never been sent out to conduct
an inquiry intended to animadvert upon the conduct of
military officers.
[We will give the conclusion in our last edition.]