New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-30
GENERAL NOTES.

The letter In which Lord Derby announced
his determination to act in future with the Liberals
very short and showed how reluctant he TO
his with Conservative party. have been
long unw ing, he wrote, TO separate from the pot-
cal connection in which I was brought up and with
which. Notwithstanding occasional differences on nom
political questions have in the main acted for many
years. But the present situation OF parties and the
avOwed policy OF the Conservative leader in reference
to foreign politics leave choice. L cannot sup
port the present Government and neutrality, how
ever from isOna motives might prefer II, IL at POI
ltical crisis evasion Of public duty have no option
except 70 declare myself however reluctantly, ranked
among their opponents
A correspondent asks THE TRIBUNE to ex-
plain the terms Left " and Extreme Lett " as APP
Piled to the French Legislature. The distinction be-
tween these groups Of the Republican or Liberal party
is obvious Tie Extreme Lett is the Lett only more So
TIE same correspondent asks for information
Ing The Senate the Chambers and the Communes"
Under the Constitution OF 1873, legislative functions
are exercised by Chambers, essentially coordinate
IN powers,-oue elected by universal suffrage ana the
other by restricted suffrage under complex electoral
law The Senate and the Chamber or Deputies. when IN
iont session or the election Of President the revs-
ION % tEe Constitution are known ~ me Nau9na AS
srubiy Tue Commune Is the unit of political division.
France s. dividtI INTO cighy-sX departments compr.-
90 pr..iccnt. c,rh arrondisseutut "A suD-prelett
and each commune lts marie aud municp pal cOuncu.
That wretched victim of the " Boss Puzzle"
Conroy Erie, annoyed his keepers beyond endurance
while they were taking him to lunatic asylum last
week. on the railway ne broke up slice Of bread
INTO fifteen pieces and played with Them on the seat.
THIS engaged hts attention tor time, but the
lopce-sn Of bringing them ont right became appar-
en hc INDICTED about and finally seized with fresh
paIoxy-ms. IL. struggles so fearful that he had TO
be asncd the seat with bell rODe Before this was
done he had destroyed the deputy sherTs watch chain
and partial ~ demolished he watch. His violence con-
nued 70 increase and another had 10 be procured,
Iotf -, fttf hp1fIv tnfo
ha asylum SO violent were his struggles The unfortu-
nate ra was handed TO the keepers who took him
t0a bath. The doctor gave the escort 10 understan1
they naa brought bad patient, and poor Conroy
confirmed tue doctors opinion by going of into another
,ri., Of 1919. He was seized by the keepers and
secured with stratacket, which precluded the pos
others.
4 purist III The Pan JiQH Gdsc't8 condemns
be method OF artistic printing" by which The etchings
IN he Portfolio produced In artistic printing after
he plate las oecn luHll not all the plate is rubbed
clean bur certain parts are more cleaned than others
some are cleaned perfectly others are left charged more
or es- With Some a<n are lrsr cleaned, and tho
ink is au~rvarI brought over them again by
"rctrous.ace" d 10 the extreme of artistic print
nao 81 de4 %. Tx % ieit Oh TIE darkest and rich
est portions the plate, s)ttening 10 with the reg 10
eola.itv'of tore when desired. Modern etchcrs often
ci,h .sou tho beginning with view 70 artistic print
iuc" and plan their effects FOR It. Famengs portrait
o. the Laughing Rembrandt" for example, was
printed - so Ai-a; artificial manner that tbe work
mon could only "a e few proofs day. Rembrandt I'D
NOT pursue any 90 tLod artificial as surface printing
What be intended should appear in the proof that aud
that only his ctchingp0mt traced upon tho plate,
whereas U is upon adveqitio tntlg or pointing,
technically known suriaoe-priHuug, that the
shadows ami weights OF modern etching mainly
depend. Tie process Il etching aud printing
is thus described by this English art writer's
- smooth plate u coppcris covered with him layer
of peculiar composition, and upon tne surface thus
prepared tie drawing made with sharp Instrument
called tIr etchng-point. The lines penetrate through
tho compositiou 10 the copper below. Tue acid.
dlnt l. then poured upon the drawing aud eats s way
into The copper wherever the point has left te
uncovered After sufficient time has elapsed both
aoId and couposiuO are removed, when every lne
traced by point on the composition VIII be found
bitten into copper, thus forming the negative
nom which imI ressous 10 be printed Puutil Is
done Is follows; The plate having been heated sum-
GENTLY 10 render ink manageable, the latter l.
Piled with dahber,' aud r. also rubbed well into the
Ines with the hnker. The plate Is then thoroughly
secured cloth and Wi te soft part OF the land
previously chaked until all ink except what is lodged
IN the lines removed. Damped paper is then applied
the pldt tle whole is put unter pressure, aud tho
proof OF tbs etching ~ complete"