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DRU Royal Irish Academy. Dr. Drummond, who was esteemed and beloved by all, after being in infirm health for many years, died in Dublin, 16th October 1865, aged 87.  Drury, Sir William, an English officer, the particulars of whose early life will be found detailed in Froude's English History, was in November 1576 appointed President of Munster. He signalized his advent to office by holding itinerant courts. At Cork, by his own account, he hanged forty-three "notable malefactors;" one he pressed to death; two were drawn and quartered. At Limerick he disposed of twenty-two. At Kilkenny he executed thirty-six; three—"a blackamoor and two witches"—he put to death "by natural law, for that he found no law to try them by in the realm." Reporting to Government, he apologized for his general moderation: "I have chosen rather with the snail slenderly to creep, than with the horse swiftly to run." In the second year of his office he hanged 400 "by justice and martial law." He hanged a friar in his habit for attempting to leave the country; and he hanged a brehon, "who," he says, "was much esteemed among the common people, and taught such laws as were repugnant to her Majesty's." Remarking upon these atrocities, Mr. Froude says: "The appointment of the Presidents, and their hard and cruel rule, showed the chiefs that the fine speeches at Sidney's reception had been but an affectation to delude them into quiet, while English authority was establishing itself," In October 1579 Drury was defeated with a loss of 300 men, by the Desmonds near Kilmallock; and worn out by the fatigues of campaigning, he died at Cork shortly afterwards, having been President for nearly three years.  Duane, William John, a lawyer, was born at Clonmel in 1780. He went to America when young, was first a printer, then a paper-dealer, was admitted to the Bar in 1815, and often represented Philadelphia in the State Legislature. He was a distinguished lawyer, took a deep interest in public schools, and was a trustee and director of Girard College. In 1833 he was removed by Jackson from the position of Secretary of the United States Treasury for declining to order the removal of the deposits from the United States Bank. He was the author of the Law of Nations Investigated, and other works. He died in Philadelphia, 27th September 1865, aged about 85.  Dubdalethy, son of Maelmurry, Abbot of Armagh, was the author of a Chronicle of Ireland quoted in the Annals of Ulster and Annals of the Four Masters. He was Reader of Divinity at Armagh, was Abbot, or successor of Patrick in 1050, and died 1st September 1065.  Duchal, James, D.D., a Presbyterian divine, was born at or near Antrim, in 1697. He studied at the University of Glasgow, where he took the degree of M.A., and became pastor of a small congregation in Cambridge. In 1730 he accepted an invitation to settle in Antrim. After he had served there for ten years, his friend Mr. Abernethy, then minister of the dissenting congregation in Wood-street, Dublin, died, and Duchal was induced to become his successor. Duchal was a voluminous writer; in addition to several theological works issued during his ministrations, in the decline of life he wrote more than 700 sermons, from which a selection was made after his death, and published in 3 vols. He died in 1761, aged about 64.  Duff, Mary Anne, an actress, was born in Dublin. Her maiden name was Dyke; she was sister-in-law to Moore the poet. She married John Duff, a comedian, and after playing in Dublin for some time, they emigrated to the United States in 1810, and became general favourites. Drake styles her "a beautiful woman, and a celebrated tragedian." In 1828 she played for a time in London. She died in Cincinnati, November 1832.  Duffy, Edward, a Fenian leader, was born at Ballaghadereen, County of Mayo, in 1840. In 1863 he gave up a situation and devoted himself to spreading Fenian principles in Connaught. He was arrested, November 1865, in company with James Stephens, at Fairfield House, Sandymount, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment; but was liberated on bail in January 1866, in consequence of ill health. He again applied himself to the organization, was re-arrested, and tried again in May 1867, and sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude. He died in Millbank Prison, 17th January 1868, aged about 28. A portion of his speech delivered in the dock before conviction has been inscribed on his tomb at Glasnevin.  Duggan, Peter Paul, an artist, born in Ireland. Early in life he went to the United States, developed a taste for art, and ultimately became Professor in the New York Free Academy. Though the crayon was his favourite medium, he occasionally painted a masterly head in oil. For many years an invalid, he latterly resided near London, and died in Paris, 15th October 1861.

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