Star.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

TEE ONEIDA INDIANS.

PROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS.
An interesting description of Bishop Hobart's visit to
the Oneida Indians is given in the last Utica Observer.
He arrived at Oneida Castle on the 15th ultimo. The
Indians have, for several years, been tinder his spiritual
superintendence, and he has several times visi•ed them.
His present visit was principally for the purpose of ad.
ministering confirmation, and for admitting to the order
of deacons, Mr. Eleazer Williams, an Indian, who h;,I received a liberal education, and wt ° for a long troy,
I acted among the Oneidas as a catechist and I ,y i e4d, r.
1 but who at present resides at Green Bay. The Bislion
with tt.e Clergy who accompanied hint, were met .;
Vernon by a party of the 0 leida Chiefs ar,d other., and
escor..ed to the Church. which was crowded by the In.
dians and others. After morning prayer in the 1nt1...s
language by Mr. Solom-n Davis, their present ea:re:4
and lay reader, in which the Indians tsni:ed, the BishoD
delivered an appropriate and affecting address to I:-e
Indians, which was interpreted to them Several tf
the Chiefs then advanred, and each one placing l.a
right hand en the Agin shoulder of the Chief be.
fore him, and the foremost Chief placing his ligh:
hand on the shoulder of Mr. Williams, as a tokti
of concord, a memorial was read by him :.n titre
behalf. Tile memorial was addressed to the Ilishep,
and solicited permission to be still embraced (o();,
withstanding their intended immediate removal tj
Green Bay) within his ecclesiastical jurisdicti.rn ; .d.Hg,
that they had for many years enj,,yed the blessing;
his watchful superintendence, and had been 1)14l,:e
favoured of GOD in their connexion with the ProteS:A
episcopal Church, but that the ties by which they were
bound to him, and which they hoped might ts,ver be
broken, Must of necessity soon be severed by their re-
moval to a far di Cant country, unless by some special
act they might be permitted to enjoy the favours of his
superintending care. To which the Bisliop replied; that
be would continue his spiritual charge over them, and
if Goo gave him health and opportunity, he would visit
them. The Indians who were to be confirmed, twenty-
five in number, then assembled before the Bishop, and
he again addressed them ; to which he added an address
to Mr. E. Williams. Mr. Williams was then admitted
to the Deacon's orders by the Bishop, who administered
the Holy Communion to the Clergy present, a:Ad to
several of the Indians. The responses which' they made
in the service, (says ihe Observer,) its hymns of praise
which they chanted or sung, and the deep humility and
devotion which in general, and particularly the Indiarr
communicants displayed, rendeted the scene highly in-
teresting, and sensibly affected all who witnessed it.

The Duke of Yoax was engaged yesterdat morning
transacting business with Sir Hermes TAYLOR, his Military Secre•
tary. Ilia Royal Highness was visited by his usual Nledical attend-
ants. The LORD Csiawesu.on visited the Royal Duke yesterday.
' Mr. WYNNE, President r•f the Board of Con,rol a d
Sr Rower Faanunat (late Governor of the Mauritius), transacte.i
business, yesterday afternoon, with Mr. Lusamons:, he
Treasury.
Mr. LUSILINGTON left town yesterday morning, kr
Coombe W.I. :he seat of the Earl of Us-carom., and, after trans-
acting business with his Lordship, returned to town in the afternoon.
Earl BATttUR'T left town on SlincLiy morning. ter
his seat, Oakley Park, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Ilia Lordship
left at an early hour in the morning, having received inform3ti,i
that the Countess flasnnesa. had met with an accident in Oakley
Park, being upset in a pony chaise while driving in the Park.
Mr. Was. PITT CANNING, eldest son of the MO:
Hon. Caveat Cameo, has just been promoted to the rank of Putt
Captain in the Royal Navy.
DOVER, SEPT. 4.—Came in this afternoon, from
Boulogne, the Royal George steam void. with a great many pa:.
sengers, amongst whom was Raton Roruscent.n and suite, with
three carriages. The Marchioness of DOVINSHIRI, who has been
staying someday. at Calais, on account of the slight indisposition cc
her daughter, Lady MARY HILL, is expected to arrive here in the
course of the week.

Thursday, a grotesque marine amusement peculi tr to
France, and called Junte, was presented at Dieppe, in presence of
the Duchess of Beast and a large concourse of spectators. It
merely tilting in boats on an Artificial basin, and the combatants
being excellent swimmers, the fun arises from the number of duck-
logs inflicted on the combatants. The prizes were a silver cup
and watch.

The Ki'.o has subset ibeci 251. to Sir RICHARD BtR-
Nies poor-box at the Police Office, Bow-street. The contents of
this box are distributed by Sir RICHARD when sitting in his officiil
capacity, to distressed, miserable, and helpless objects who arc
brought before him, many elf them not having claims for parochial
relief. In this box are deposited thefluess &c. which "m111)441'11'
refuse to accept on the conviction of hackney-coachmen, and siditl.r
convictions, the professed object being to serve the public, and tn.;
to put th' fines thus inflicted on the offending patties into their
pockets. There are also many private subscriptions, at the head at
which his Mintry's name stands pre-eminent.
A few days ago, a man v. as taken before the antilm•
rities of a. Sussex Corporation, charged with having sold beer to di.
house without a license. The only evidence brought against ft ti:
was a newly-imported Frenchman, who, on being ordered to it;.:
the book, said, through his interpreter, " Mc kiss de book
knows nothing about de book ; me kis: de book ; no, me rather kso
a pretty girl, ever so much ;" and thus much being 411 that could
got of him. the charge was dismissed.
The foam's-Mg Rockite N lice was on S ittirday las:
posted on the Ilall-door of Rockview House, the seat of Jons
SMITHWICK, Esq. in the county of Tipperary :
" Mr. SIIITHWICIC—Sir, this is to let you know that I ant
your friend, and to give you notice, not to set the bog at your petit
to any person, what was not done this 200 years by any Gent/tem
of
that held it. I got your pardon until I would notice you, hog 1.
you set it against consent, make your soul, for you wilt get the Eon-
doom that Man Murphy got, such commonages shall not he set it:
my jurisdiction. it CA PTA I N SP Alt F.NOT."
This, observes the Clunnorl lournnl, is a bad return to Mr. S)11711.
trice for his invariable kindness to the poor of his neighbourhooa ;
who are In the daily habit of receiving laege quantities of milk and
other necessaries from Ittackview House.
Yesterday afternoon , absut half-pact five o'clock, a
nielancholt accident, attroded With less of life, occurred at London
Bridge. It appears that a Mr. Dos , a carver and gilder, reaiditn:
in Plumtree-street, together with Sir J. Lerri.e, his , 7 years e'
age, and three other individuals, who had just reached the Too ;-
from Margate, in the steamboat, engaged a vraterman to take thee:
up the rivet, and on going through the middle arch of Lond..n
bridge, the tide was so strong as to render the boat totally mini
nageable. The boat was driven, by the force of the current, on "
of those large beams of timber which are placed by she side of tr,:
works to keep off the boats, &c. and which, by the action of tar
tide, are kept rising and falling. In an instant the boat was upset,
and the whole party was precipitated into the Water. Mr.
DeNN grasped the buoy to which some of the Wood-work is fastened,
and continued his hold for some minutes; but it is supposed, think-
ing he would be more secure, he laid hold of the chain, which int-
mediately gave way, and he sunk to rise no more. Sir J. Lim
e
and his son, as well as the other passengers, were, with the greaten
difficulty, picked up, owing to the strength of the cid ri.iit. .{ great
number of boats put off hum the different wharfs, aad every e%ef'
ticHl was made to prevent the accident proving fatal: The dee -a-rd
has left a wife and seven children: Mrs. DUNN ItAl her sit d u.:;
ern are at Alargatei and the son is in town. The portistAnttAJ !rt&
longing to the deceased was carried into the George public-house.
liankside, and °pelted, in order that information of the event might
be sent to his relatives.
KEAN has snitde his appearance tit Montte.d. e
extract the fol!owing front a critique on his performance i row
Monfreoi I : --" trots, his would be to allude to .4
the rest of his perfuriii.sitee, from which, at slier t intcrvals, 11,1/Yon6.
up numerous pointed and singular beauties, like the tall spire. 0:
Gothic building, or rather, perhaps, like rockets on a night n re-
joicing !! sudden, soaring, explosive, and I adirnt, each, however :rot-
ham, superseded by the nova attractions of its successo:
odigious I