A Great Invention--Anastatic Printing

We nuil, in ilie Jouriril of Commercc, a description of the recent invenlion in Eng- land, which bidd fair to revolutionize severa] branches of tho arts connecied with engraving and printing. A paltent baring been secured in thai country, a doscription of the invention is given in the Lor.dun A'; t-Union for Febuary. A letter from Wiley Sc PutaaDi says the iuvention is even more wonderful, and certainy more important ti;u-i that for re-producing line engravings, as decr:bed m the January number of the same journal. Tlie writer, lmving desired a copy to bc tnadeofa page of a newspaper, with three illuötrations on wood, the inventor eng ra ved ihe page, type, cuts and all and gave siv copiss in less tlutn tai minutes.' the zr.k plate thus engraved being capable (f prodücing 20,0(0 iinpression?, and i hen ofbeing re engraved and ixfiinituin. Thus tí) ' clnvo voiuino, with wood or steel ■ lliistrutions' to any cxlent, njay bo rc-pnduced iu tivo or three days, or Icjü; andliundreds of thousands sstruck ■!], cqual in all respecU to ihe origir.al. The importance of üiis great discovery can acarccly bc overruled - it is i.e.xt lo tliai of prmting itself. Stercotyping wil) iuw bü cniirely susptnded. The ncw proceaü is infiuitoly cheaper, more sttuple and more peririoncntly efivclíve.UiigyctiS met lliC bcliuoliuaster one morI say,'r raid lic, "do you know you are t!e en! y pewón io'tutvu fot wboin tliti nonys icr preya .vorjl-.o," :i!:vcrci! ibe ' ■ lo lh;it. , ,y, ji : pil oo!i! yuu dan ■