The Sun newspaper of yesterday had one of its sides
occupied by a map of all the Railways completed, proposed, and in progress, through- out the kingdom ; the tracks of steam-vessels being also indicated. This map is really a useful as well as curious addition to a newspaper ; and, together, with the succinct account of the various undertakings, and the formation of the roadways, &c. will furnish much interesting information on the greatest wonder of modern times—steam locomo- tion—at a very cheap rate. The map, which is surrounded by a bor- dering of railway trains, is compiled by Mr. Wyld, the geographer, of Charing Cross ; and it is executed by a new mode of stereotyping, pa- tented by Mr. Worne, of Exeter, called the Gypsographic process : its nature is not fully explained, but the engraver, we are told, draws upon a metal plate, and from his drawing a cast is taken, which is printed by the typographic press. This, moreover, is said to be the largest cast plate ever yet printed as letterpress. The Railway Sun is even the most amusing paper of the week ; the lines of intercommunication be- tween the cities and towns of the empire, possessing far more interest than election-returns.
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