This name is given to the seizure and destruction of six English vessels at Duclair, on the Seine, by the Germans during their occupation of France in 1870. Full apologies and compensation were given. Duel, Trial by. Among the Norsemen a claimant was allowed, under certain conditions, to make good his claim by an appeal to arms. If victorious his claim was considered established. This system was abolished among the Danes and Norsemen by King Knut. Dukhobors. A Russian sect, claiming to live without submitting themselves to human laws, and without reference to any other authority than that of God. The refusal to undergo military service led to their expulsion from Russia, and they are now domiciled in Canada, where, in 1902, they caused the authorities no little trouble by their refusal to submit to the law of the land. Dulcigno Arrangement. The final settlement of the Montenegro boundary question, long pending between the Great Powers and Turkey, replacing the Corti Compromise which was not carried out. The transfer of territory fixed by this arrangement was completed in 1881. Dumb Captain. The Prince de Condé, the leader of the conspiracy of Amboise, was so called by his confederates. Dunces, Parliament of. The Parliament of Henry IV, which met at Coventry in 1404. _See_ Unlearned Parliament. Dungannon Convention. A convention of Ulster volunteer corps, held in 1781, at which resolutions were passed protesting against Irish legislative dependence on England and against a perpetual Mutiny Act. The meeting further demanded freedom of commerce for Ireland, and proclaimed its belief in the right of private judgment in religious matters. Dupes, Journée des. November 11, 1603, on which day Marie de’ Medici, Anne of Austria, and the Duke of Orleans, were outwitted by Richelieu, whom they had persuaded Louis XIII to dismiss from his service. The Cardinal returned to office more powerful than ever. Durham, County Palatine of. Durham was made a County Palatine in the reign of William I, and Palatine privileges were enjoyed by the Bishops of Durham until 1836. The administrative authority is now exercised on behalf of the Crown. Dutch East India Company. A company with trading and political rights, to which a charter was granted in 1602. Its affairs were controlled by a board of directors in Holland, and a governor-general in the Indies. It founded a colony at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. In 1795 the Company ceased to exist, having become insolvent. Dutch Plot. A rising in New York in 1690 under Jacob Leisler, declaring for William III. Dysiefald. The catastrophe of Dysieaa, where the revolting peasants were defeated by Waldemar I of Denmark in 1181. E Eadgar’s Law.