The Sun. — 1826-07-17 (London, England)

DEVON... SHIRE arrived from Russia some days since, and is • now in this country :  " It is only known among the Duke of Devonshire's immediate friends that his Grace arrived from Russia some days since, and is now in town, although he has not yet appeared in public. His Grace is in excellent health, and, we understand, means almost immediately to return to St. Petersburgh, to be present at the coronation of the Emperor Nicholas, which ceremony is to take place towards the latter part of September next. His Grace's return is solely in consequence of the postponement of the coronation of the Emperor, which hu been delayed by the death of the lamented Empress Elizabeth." We can positively contradict this statement, which has no foundation whatever:  We find that the entire number of Members returned to the new Parliament who were not in the last, amounts to 184 instead of 133, as before stated. It appears o us to be idle to attempt, as some of our,contempo fies haie done, to ascertain what effect the inI troduction of so large a number of new Members will have upon particular questions of State Policy which are' 1114 tot nkage the attention of the Legislature, for it iiimpdaible that any such speculation can ever Ipyr h cdfectness of opinion. 'That it cannot fail Iftb:hav ii. mAt important influence on the Councils of the El 're cannot be doubted, for it must not only be expecte :that by the admission of such a body of new it into the House a very great accession of talent, etterett by habit, and five from apprehensions of the rge of inconsistency, will be gained; but it must enf be recollected that a considerable number of the  VicimberS, of the last Parliament who have been dised, being old in Senatorial honours as well as aded in age, were not constant attendants in their 't). ''ecs, while the new Members being young in both, will, in the first Session, at all events, attend to their ' IllAies with the ardour of youth. Embracing, howantiety .to the first skirmish ttenlind soundest principles, we look forward with no ti.v,er, among their number, men of the highest.educaon the meeting of Parliament, being satisfied that the majority wilr support his MA J E wry s Government, and those measures which may be proposed for the security, honour, and permanent advantage of the Country.  On 'Saturday the despatches for Bengal, by the ship Cornwail, were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Master of that ship.  15th, and Virginia to . .WasiNngton,.apers to the the 20th ult., state, that great excesses, attended with murders, have been committed by the Chippawa (Bans, in the neighbourhood of Detroit. One of the  ,  th. .„e  . 4: 04*i Chiefs confinedliV prisOn; as principal in some of hese actions, took poAn, and died in gaol; the evt was celebrated.by his'iribe witti savage rejoicings. It was rumoured about at week ago, on the kival of a ship from St. Helena; that Sincapore was destroyed by fire on the 27th February. We are happy to state the report is untrue. Letters of the 28th Feb.,. are entirely silent on the subject. We have no doubt the report originates in the partial fire in that town in December last, the particulars of which have long since been published. The letters received from Virginia on Saturday to the 20th:ult., mention, that the citizens were in a state of great excitement by the capture of the American fishing-boatS, in the Bay of Fundy, by his Majesty's ship Dotterel.