... DESPATCHES FROM ADMIRAL LYONS. Despatches, of which the following are copies, have been received from Rear-Admiral Sir Eldmnund Lyons, Dart., ?? Commander-in-Ohief of her Majesty's ahipa and vessela in the Mediterranean and Blaok bea.- Eloyal Albert, of. Stibaatopol, Aug. 4, i185d. Sir,-In continuation of the prcoeedinga of tne aquad- ron in tbe Sci of Azeff aince thoae which were reported in ...

... PON7TELAN-D HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of this society was hold at the village of Ponteland on Friday last. The exhibition was, as usual, held within the spacious macqie belong. ing to Mr Buckham, of this town. The show, taken as a whole, was, notwithstandingthe late untoward wea- ther, without doubt superior to any of its predecetsors. The vegetables were unusually good, as ...

... (14cm0 the Gazette Of ofridaoV. July 27th.) BAN TMesurr.-ArthurFerdin and Newman, moreanut, Pimlico and London. Alfred Gibson, shipbroker, Lon- don. William Watlkin Ford. wholesale brush manu. facturer, Hornsey and St. Luike's, Middlesex. Edwin Sherwood, tailor, Sillenge, Rent. Pemble Browne, wine merchant, Grosvenor- street, Middlosex, and Charlton, Rent. Robert Brown, ehipbroker, London and ...

... On Tuesday, the annual show of this society todk place *t Hlexbam, in the Abbey Grounds, and, not- withstanding the competition of other large and more important societies, the stock generally showed adeoided improvetnent upon ?? yeaTs, especially the short- horns, which for quality bll number surpassed any previous turn-out of the T3neside agriculturists. The nday, also, was remarkably fine, ...

... NORTH EASTERN' RAILWVAY. The third half-yearly general emoeting of this com- pany was held on Thurtday, in the Ltcn Rtoorn, York; iff S. Tieoo'so.N, Esq., in the chair. It was alse an- nouneed that the meeting ?? bh made special, for three objects; lat, to consider the propriety of puruhae- ing the Hull and Selby works; 2ad, to coneider the propriety of accepting a proportion of the New 6 per ...

... M.ORNING EXPRESS. No later telegraphic news from the Crimea or Baltic, and rothing of importance from the continent. MAIL NB~vs.-The Tagus steamer arrived at South. ampton on Wednesday. She left Gibraltar on the 4tb, Cadi2 on the 5tb, Liabon on tho 9.h. She fell in witb the ship Broderenee, oft' Urhant, on the 14th. The vessel was abandoned, coal laden, supposed for Alex- naddia The Trigus ...

... The attention of our readers is directed to one of the requirements of the Newspaper Stamp Amendment Act, as to the transmission of stamped newspapers by post. The red stamp, or distinctive die, on the corner of the slheet, hitherto used, and bearing the words Newcastle Courant Newspaper, will, in future, be retained only on such part of our impression as may be required to be transmit- ...

... THE POCU LAW BOARD AND ST. ANDREW'S i'A ilS . Yesterday evenintr a re etbng of the rat3pavers of St. Andrew's ?? was held for tbe purpose of considering the course to Ito adopted, in cnnse quenes of the late ele- tioe of guardiink havinsg b cn decjared void by the Poor Law Biard, Williaml Pears, Vsq , chur3hwarden in the ch li .-AftVf the chairman had riad the 1itter from the Poor L.aw Board, ...

... All the war news which has been reesived since our last publication will be found substantially given in this day'a paper. Its amount is not great, but, on the whole, it ii satisfactory. There is Etilt the expectation of mnore decisive movements against the enemy both in the Crimea and the Black 8ea. The business of parliament is fast winding up, and the week after next will see the end of the ...

... (From a S'upplement to 7hesday'8 Gazette.) WLAR DEPARTMrNT, August 29-Lord Panmure hos this day received two despatches and their enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship Before Sebastopol, August 17. My Lord,-In my deepatch of the 14th inst., I in- formed your lordship that I had reason to believe that the Russians would attempt, by a vigorous attack, to force ...

... Yesterday, the first general meeting of the Associa- tion for the Advancement of Education in the Mining and lanufacturing Districts in the counties of Durham and Northumberland, was hold in the Coal Trade Office, Neville Hall, in this town, the Right Hon. the Earl of Durham in the chair. The meeting, perhaps, was one of the most numerous and highly influential eves held in this town on the ...

... Perhaps since the commencement of ihe war, there has never been a week eo barren of intelligence as that which has elapsed since our last publication. The let- ters from the Crimea are to the 21st of July inclusive. They inform us that the French are pushing forward their works actively, and the Russian guns cannot be ?? depressed to act against them, but the Rus- sians have established rifle ...