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 314 DUNDEE triumphant majorities. From this time he took part only occasionally in the debates of the house of lords, and spent the most of his time in Scotland. Edinburgh contains two public monuments to his memory. He pub- lished several political pamphlets. His only son, ROBERT, second Viscount Melville, born March 14, 1771, was first lord of the admi- ralty in 1812-'27, during which time seve- ral arctic voyages were organized, and some discoveries were named after him. He again held the office in 1828-'30, and died June 10, 1851. DUNDEE, a royal and parliamentary burgh and seaport town of Forfarshire, Scotland, on the left bank of the estuary of the Tay, 36 m. N. N. E. of Edinburgh; pop. in 1871, 118,974. It occupies the declivity of a hill, whose sum- mit is 525 ft. above the level of the sea, and is rather irregularly built. The modern streets are spacious and handsome. The principal Dundee. public edifices are the churches, which are very numerous, the old Gothic tower, 156 ft. high, the town hall, custom house, exchange, infirm- ary, lunatic asylum, industrial school, orphan institution, academy, and savings bank. In the centre of the town is a large market place, from which the principal streets diverge. Some of the docks are large and magnificent. King William's dock has an area of 6J acres, Earl Grey's of 5^ acres, and the Victoria dock of 14 acres. There are also several fine quays. The manufactures of coarse linen fab- rics, which employ about 25,000 hands, and of jute, exceed those of any other place in Great Britain. It has also extensive manufac- tures of gloves and leather. Ship building, as well of iron as of wood, is also carried on. The commerce of Dundee is very considerable. In 1871 2,559 vessels of 418,401 tons entered the port. The exports to the United States in 1871 amounted to about 1,200,000, being an DUNDONALD increase of 200,000 over those of the prece- ding year. There are railway connections with Perth and Edinburgh. Dundee is governed by a provost, four bailies, a dean of guild, a treasurer, and 21 councillors. During the reigns of the ! Scottish kings Dundee was one of their places of residence. At the period of the reforma- tion it was called " the second Geneva " for its zeal in behalf of Protestantism. In 1645 it was besieged, taken, and plundered by Mon- trose. In 1651 it was stormed by Gen. Monk, and a sixth part of its inhabitants massacred. A splendid public park, the gift of Sir David Baxter, was presented to the people of Dundee, Sept. 9, 1862, on which occasion a statue of the donor was unveiled. DUNDONALD, Thomas Corhrane, earl of, more commonly known as Lord Oochrane, an Eng- lish admiral, born Dec. 14, 1775, died Oct. 31, 1860. He was the eldest son of Archibald, ninth earl of Dundonald. At the age of 17 he entered the naval ser- vice, and during the war with France sig- nalized himself in many actions. Some of his exploits in capturing vessels against great odds are among the most brilliant in the history of the British navy. In 1801 he was made a post captain for the capture of a Span- ish frigate of far supe- rior force to his own. In 1809 he successfully led a fleet of fire ships among the French- fleet at anchor in the Basque roads. In 1807 he was elected to parliament for Westminster, and soon incurred the ani- mosity of the govern- ment by his radical opinions on questions of reform. In February, 1814, a rumor prevailed that Napoleon had abdicated, and Lord Coch- rane took advantage of the consequent rise in the funds to sell out. He was charged with originating a false rumor, was convict- ed of fraud, and sentenced to pay a fine of 1,000, to stand in the pillory, and be impris- oned for a year. The pillory punishment was subsequently remitted. He was at the same time expelled from parliament. His constitu- ents, believing in his innocence, which has since been fully established, immediately re- turned him to parliament again, and his fine was paid by public subscription. Finding it impossible to obtain employment at home, he attached himself successively to the Chilian, Brazilian, and Greek navies, in each of which he earned fresh laurels, and he was created marquis of Maranham in Brazil. In 1830, on the accession of William IV. and a whig gov-