  We consider the integrable one-dimensional delta-function interacting Bose
gas in a hard wall box which is exactly solved via the coordinate Bethe Ansatz.
The ground state energy, including the surface energy, is derived from the
Lieb-Liniger type integral equations. The leading and correction terms are
obtained in the weak coupling and strong coupling regimes from both the
discrete Bethe equations and the integral equations. This allows the
investigation of both finite-size and boundary effects in the integrable model.
We also study the Luttinger liquid behaviour by calculating Luttinger
parameters and correlations. The hard wall boundary conditions are seen to have
a strong effect on the ground state energy and phase correlations in the weak
coupling regime. Enhancement of the local two-body correlations is shown by
application of the Hellmann-Feynman theorem.
