DIINDRITM BAY, an inlet of the Irish sea, on the e. coast of Ireland, in the co. of Down, 5 m. to the s. of Downpatrick, is about 10 m. wide at its entrance, and forms a long curve into the shore, with a uniform breadth of about 2-1 miles. Here, in 1846, the steamship Great Britain was stranded, but was got off in the following year without having suffered any very serious damage.
DUItE'DIN, the capital of the province of Otago, in New Zealand, is situated in lat. 45°.50' s., long. 170° 36' e., on the e. side of South island, towards its southern extrem ity.' It is 200 in. by sea from Lyttleton, and 150 In. from Invercargill. Since its foun dation by the New Zealand company, in 1848, the city has rapidly increased in impor tance; chiefly after the year 1861, when the discovery of extensive gold-fields in the neighborhood caused a sudden increase of population. For 3 years, the city, as well as the province, made great strides in wealth and prosperity; and although subsequently the excessive increase of population was checked by a decrease in the yield of gold, D. has ever since made steady progress. The population of the city proper was in 1874, 18,499, an increase of 3,642 since 1871; inclusive of the suburbs, the population is about 27,000. Within the last few years, the population has been increased by emigration from the colony of Victoria. D. is divided into four wards. It is as well laid out as the
hilly nature of its site will allow; it is well paved, and lighted with gas. There are many handsome buildings—about a dozen of them churches; the 'First Presbyterian church, lately built, being one of the finest in the colony. D. is the seat of an Anglican and a Roman Catholic bishop. Other public buildings are the post-office, hospital, goy -eminent buildings, mechanics' institute, etc.; and the inhabitants of the city possess places of recreation in the 'Vauxhall gardens, botanical gardens, and the grounds of the acclimatization society. Steamers sail regularly between D. and Melbourne; and rail ways are being constructed both to the n. and s., already extending to Invercargill, 110 in. to the south-west. Several daily and weekly newspapers are published. The prin• cipal articles of export are grain, potatoes, and wool—the last being by far the most important. The rapid extension of the wool traffic has indeed been marvelous. Between 1853 and 1859, the quantity exported had risen from 5,000 lbs. to 900,000. In 1873-74. it had increased to 15,797,779 lbs., valued at £959,451.