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London, England, 1856-05-19 00:00:00

THE Stills LONDON,_ MONDAY EVENINC4, MAY 19, 1856.

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MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY.
(This Day.)

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CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the provincial markets held on Saturday exhi-
bited but moderate supplies of wheat. The demand, how-
ever, for all kinds ruled inactive, at barely stationary
prices. Barley was very dull, and lower to purchase.
Most other grain moved off slowly, on former terms.
The French markets are still firm for wheat, but those in
Germany rule heavy for most kinds of produce. In the
'United States, both wheat and flour continue to come to
hand very freely.
The receipts of English grain up to our market, last
week, were but moderate. Probe abroad, we received
14,394 quarters of wheat, 4,352 b&rley, 12,860 oats, 8,993
beans, 125 tares, 25,023 linseed, 7,740 rapeseed, 1,490 sun-
dry seeds, 1,754 sacks, and 769 barrels of flour.
The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to-day coastwise was very moderate, and by land-
carriage the receipts were rather limited. However some
of Friday's unsold samples were on offer. The attendance
of buyers was far from extensive, and the demand for ail
kinds of wheat of home produce was in a sluggish state.
Selected qualities were mostly disposed of at last Monday's
quotations ; but the low and damp parcels were the turn
in favour of buyers. At the close of business Kent wheats
gave way is to 2s per quarter, and some of the Essex
qualities were unsold.

The Board of General Officers met for the twenty-
third time this morning at Chelsea Hospital.
Captain Heath, R.N., proceeded to comment upon
certain passages in the report of the Crimean Commis-
sioners, in which they stated that Colonel Gordon in his
evidence before Sir J. M'Neil complained that Captain
Heath, as the principal agent of transports, had
caused considerable inconveniences to those who

might wish to communicate with him, by living

on board a war steamer in Cossack Bay, outside
the Harbour of Balaklava, instead of on board
a transport in the Harbour of Balaklava itself.
With reference to this paragraph, he contended
that as his duties were of a very various nature, and
that as he had a great deal to engage his attention be-
sides the mere transport service connected with the har-
bour of Balaklava, he could much better discharge his
duties on board a war steamer in Cossack Bay than on
board a transport at Balaklava. And with regard to
any inconvenience to which the commissariat depart-
ment was put to by his being outside the harbour, he
begged to state that it took about five minutes for a
b•sat to pull from the wharves to Cossack Bay,
while messengers for the service were to be met
with in plenty. With reference to a further
statement of Colonel Gordon that the station chosen
by him (Capt. Heath) and sanctioned by Admiral Lyons,
was the means of creating inconvenience in the embarka-
tion of the sick and wounded officers at Balaklava, he
begged to give that statement a complete denial, and to
hand in statements from the officers who had superin-
tended the embarkation of the sick and wounded, in
proof that every possible care had been displayed in that
service by him.
Col. Gordon said that everything stated by him to the
Commissioners was perfectly correct, with the exception
perhaps of some of the details of the navy, in which
Captain Heath had declined to furnish certain reports
similar to those which were supplied by his predecessor,
Captain Christie. He might be in some error in con-
nection with this matter, but with regard to the em
barkation of sick and wounded officers, he had been in-
formed that they had often been put to great inconve-
nience by having to seek Capt. Heath outside the har
bour, in order to ascertain what ship they were to em
bark in. Besides, immediately Capt. Heath left an
office was put up on shore, so as to do away with this
inconvenience. General Airey had spoken to Lord
Raglan on the subject, and he in turn to Admiral Lyons,
who promised to call the attention of Capt. Heath to
the subject, but he (Col. Gordon) could not say whether
he did so.

There was a full average supply of foreign wheat in the
market. Good heavy qualities were held somewhat firmly,
at full prices; but low samples commanded very little
attention.

Floating cargoes of grain were dull, but not cheaper.
The show of English barley was very moderate, of
foreig❑ good. The trade ruled heavy, and prices were the
turn against sellers.
We had a slow inquiry for malt, at last week's quota-
tions. The supply was moderate.
There was a full average show of oats which moved off
steadily, at 6d more mosey. We had a good demand for
beans, at an advance of is per quarter, and peas were
rather dearer.

The flout trade was inactive, but no change took place
n prices.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent. Malt—Chevalier .... 783 to 803
Red .... new 58s to 703 Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditt0.......• old —s —a Lincolash., Feed 188 22s
Ditto, White new 62s 76s Potato . 228 278
Ditt0........ old —s —s Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- Black. • . • 18s 211
coin, Red, old —s —a Cork, White .•• .. 203 24s
Ditto new •• •• 583 693 Scotch, Feed. • • • . 26s 30s
Rye—Old ........•• —s —s Beans—Tick 343 37s
New ............ 45s 47s Pige0n5.......... 38 423
Barley—Grinding ••• •• 308 33s Peas—Grey .......... 33s 3Gs
Malting 31s 36s Map1e........... 353 388
Chevalier.. .• • • 383 —8 White........... 39s 42s
Malt—BuffolkandNor- Boilers • ....•• 43s 463
748 78s Flour—Town-made... 63s 65s
Brown.• 63s 663 Suffolk .......... 488 518
KinsstonandWare 75s 78s Stocktn &Norfolk 47s 50s

In reply to General Peel, Capt. Heath stated that he
had adhered to his instructions, and that if he had been
inside the harbour he could not have fulfilled his general
duties so well as in Cossack Bay.
A good deal of conversation followed between Colonel
Gordon and Capt. Heath, in the course of which the
latter complained of the unjustifiable manlier in which
Colonel Gordon sometimes wrote him ; and Colonel
Gordon, in reply, asserting that his letters were always
perfectly civil and proper in their tone.
Colonel Mackenzie wai then examined by the Board,
and stated that he was often put to great inconvenience
by the absence of Captain Heath's vessel from Balaklava,
and he had known sick officers to be put to great incon-
venience from the same cause.

In reply to General Peel,—
Captain Heath stated that he would have deputed the
power of sining orders for the admission of sick and
wounded officers on board transports, but that it was
unnecessary to do so, as there were transports in bar-
bour who had orders to receive all wounded officers who
might present themselves.
Captain Heath repeated, nevertheless, that he had re-
peatedly seen such officers taken to the sides of trans-
port ships, and brought back again, because they had
no embarkation orders.

In reply to the Judge• Advocate,
Captain Heath admitted that General Airey wrote to
him, complaining of his position in Cossack Bay, but
that he (Capt. Heath) then spoke about it to Lord Rag
lan, who approved of his conduct in remaining o❑ board
a war steamer outside of the harbour of Balaklava.

After some further conversation, Captain Heath's
case was closed.

In reply to the Judge• Advocate (by desire of Sir C.
Trevelyan),
Mr. Filder explained a misconception into which Sir
C. Trevelyan had fallen, when he came to the conclusion
that, in saying in a letter that he had plenty of "stores,"
he (Mr. Filder) intended to be understood that he had
plenty of " hay." He had corrected that mistake by
telling Sir Charles Trevelyao, shortly after, that he was
greatly distressed for hay. '
In reply to the Judo Advocate, Col. Gordon said he
bad received a copy of the :Vete:neat sent in by Col. Tu-
loch, but was not yet quite prepared to put in his rei lv.
The board having adjourned for an hour, Capt. Heath
put a question to Col. Mackenzie, who said that be had
seen officers bringing the mall, owing to the absence of
Capt. Heath from Balaklays.