The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

TRADE OF THE PORT OF DUBLIN.

An official abstract has been published of the
foreign and coasting trade of the port of Dublin
for the month ended the 30th of Nov., 1856 :

FOREIGN.

Teasels. Tonnage.
Entered inwards 23 5,847
Cleared outwards
COASTWISX,
_ _

Entered inwards 499 66,194
Cletred outwards 33 4 55,154
The following is a return of the number of cattle shipped
at the port of Dublin for ports in Groat Britain in the
mouth ended the 30th November, 1856 :
Cows, bulls, and oxen 20,766
Sheep
Calves 9l
Swine ...
The Belfast Mercury, commenting upon the impene-
trable mystery which still hangs over the Broadstone
tragedy, narrates the following cases of murder in the
north of Ireland, the actors in which have up to this day
escaped the consequences of their crimes :
" On Friday, the 14th of January, 1820, Mr. Richard
M‘Nair, of Cregagh, near this town, had been engaged
transacting business with a number of the local cotton
manufacturers, and had received the settlements of seve-
ral accounts. About eight o'clock that evening he bad
been paid some cash by a gentleman in Donegal-street,
and nearly an hour later he parted with a friend at the
end of the Long-bridge, on his way home to Cregagh.
Nothing more was heard of Mr. M‘Nair till the next
morning, when his body was discovered on a new fence
within a short distance of his father's place. The ground
near which the remains were found was all padded as if by
persons in a struggle. The knees of deceased's trousers
were burst, it is supposed, by his having fallen several
times under the blows of his assailants, and, being a very
stout, resolute young man, he had battled desperately be-
fore he finally fell before his murderers. When the body
was examined several severe wounds were found about the
head ; one of the blows, given, it is supp4sed, by some
brunt inetrutnent, had produced a large fracture of the
skull. All the cash that had been lodged about Mr. M'Nair's
person was carried off, the murderers having been so par-
ticular in their search for money that they had taken time
to turn out the pocket in each instance. Considerable
excitement prevailed in Belfast and its neighbourhood
when the dreadful tale was told. The authorities of
the borough and several of the local magistrates at once
set an inquiry on foot, and several persons were taken
for the
custody
purpose on
of suspicion,
obtaining
:ruye
o exertionthediscovery
gubthliecorneceuertrinengoe.
Upwards of 3,0001.
was
made
was held in Belfast on
theof
he
Friday murderers. s
uc
succeeding
was subscribedtowards the reward fund got up for the pun.
pose. After a short investigation the suspected men who
had been imprisoned were set at liberty, no evidence of a
tendency that would have led to impute the crime to soy
one of them having been brought forward. Years passed
ma;
away, and no further infor gt
of Mr. 111‘Nair found its ion relative to the death
wa-ty before the public, and to
this day that murder
Another case of murde remains a complete
1825,
mystery.
Another perpetrated at h_
about the end of November, has also remained
undiscovere.l. In that instance the victims were Miss
Stott, a highly-respected old lady, and
a young woman
who had been on a visit with her. The elder deceased in
this case kept
a shop at Hillsborough, and was in very
easy, or rather afluent circumstances. She was last
seen alive ee Monda—
y evening. about 7 o'clock. Next
day the concern remained closed ; but as Miss Stott had
beers in the habit of leaving home for a couple of days
skt once no notice was taken of the matter. Next day,
however, the attention of the neighbours was called to
the case by the lowing of the cattle in the yard, and at
length a person got over the wall and found the body of
the y.,ung person before referred to lying a short die-
tance from the back door. In the kitchen stood a churn
of milk, half finished, and on the table were the remains
of some refreshments, of which Miss Stott had been par-
taking with a friend on the previous Monday evening.
Iu the ball lay ti's body of the old lay, as she bad evi-
dently fallen on the first blow of the assassin. Several
severe wounds were found on the head. It was
sup-
posed,
however by the medical gentleman who attended
at the inquest that the first blow had been the fatal one.
Very different appeared the case of the younger victim ;
she, it appeared, bad struggled with desperate energy,
as the marks found near that part of the yard fully tes-
tified. The case created a most melancholy sensation
throughout the country, and especially in the neighbour.
hood of Hillsborough, where the dte,a-ed was held in
the highest respect. Among the most indefatigable of
those who exerted themselves to discover the perpetra-
tors of this horrid crime was the late Marquis of Down-
shire. Few men in any grade of society took such in-
terest in the people around him as did the worthy noble-
man to whom we allude, and on this occasion all his
sympathies were called forth—his time, his money, and
his influence, were all readily given to aid the cause of
justice. In this case, however, every effort proved a
failure, and the murderers of Bliss
Stott and her young
friend will perhaps never be known until that day when
all such secrets shall be known before assembled hu-
manity."

REPRESENTATION OP Bminum—ln
vacancy occurring in the rep the event of a
representation of Banbury, by
the retirement of Mr. Tancred, the present member, it
is stated that Mr. Bernhard Samuelson, the well-known
ironmaster and agricultural implement maker, will
.be-
come a candidate for the vacant seat.—Liverpool Daly
Post.