Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

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BAZAAR IN AID OF TILE ADAM CLARKE. MEMORIAL,—
Yesterday, a bazaar in aid of the memorial to Dr. Clarke
at present in course of erection at Portrushy County Antrim
was held at the Academy Rooms, Post-offi
The rooms- were beautifully ornamented N

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greens, and banners of all nations-. Over the main entrance
was an original portrait of Dr. Clarke, and a cast of the
statue which has been presented by the. United States was
exhibited on the occasion. The cast, which was taken by
Mr. Macbride, of this town, is an excellent one, and many
gentlemen who had at one time the honour of being acquain-
ted with Dr. Clarke, declared it to bg• an excellent likeness.
There were about a dozen stalls, at each of which several ladies
presided. These stalls were loaded with various descrip-
tions of useful and ornamental articles. One of the most
notable articles present was the study chair of Dr. Clarke,
made from a tree grown on the grounds of Judge Bosauquet,
near London, and lent for the occasion by Mrs. Frauceys,
of Roscommon-street, in this town. At twelve o'clock the
bazaar was opened by the singing of a hymn, after which
prayer was offered up. Mr. Cather, in a few brief
remarks, introduced Thomas Farmer, Esq., and moved that
that gentleman take the chair. This having been done,
Mr. Farmer, addressed those present at some length. He
touched on his conversion to Christ, which, he averred,
was by means of the good advice given him personally by
Dr. Clarke, and from the writings of that great man. He
had been led by him to the true God ; and, by the grace of
God, he continued to this day, and would endeavour to
continue in that state until the end of his days. In the
absence of the Rev. Mr. Arthur, of London who is confined
to home through ill health, the Rev. Mr. Rigg delivered an
address upon the character and memory of Dr. Clarke.
After a few introductory remarks, Mr. Rigg proceeded to
say that Dr. Dixon, the previous evening, had disparaged
the claims of Ireland to Dr. Clarke. There was no doubt
that he was born in Ireland, but he had passed the main
portion of his life in England. We can hardly call him an
Irishman. He belongs to a compound race. Part were
Irish, part were from the north country of England, and
part from Scotland. In his ancestry he can count seven-
teen kings of Ireland, so that there is plenty of Celtic blood
there. Then we have the Boyds of the Lowlands of Scot-
land, and his mother was a M'Lean of the Hebrides
in the extreme Highlands. Now, there we have a
pretty fair mixture of blood. - As it is contended by
some ethnologists and physiologists that there is nothing
to equal the mixture of races, we must believe
this mixture had some influence in rendering Dr.
Adam Clarke such a learned, great, and glorious
man. He found some Presbyterians and Episco-
palians in his ancestry; aye, even a Quaker. This Quaker
was so strict in his religious tenets that he would not
appear before the Prince of Orange with his hat on his
head, and he was such an Irish gentleman that he
would not appear before him with his hat in his hand ; so
he took a middle course, and left his hat at home. The
speaker then proceeded to give a rapid and interesting
biography of Dr. Clarke. Clarke's father nor his mother
knew on what year he was born, whether in 1760 or 1762;
and his uncle, the Rector of the parish in -which
he was baptised, had not even put his name in
the parish register. Mr. Rigg traced Dr. Clarke's
course up to the time when he became an author, the

editor of numerous reviews, the acquaintance of a great
many learned statesmen and" divines, and finally the
writer of that great work, his " Commentary on
the- Bible." The speaker was listened to with much
attention, and after proceeding to give an analysis of the
character and religious views of Dr. Clarke, he concluded
by an eloquent peroration on his honesty and ability. The
secretary, Mr. Cather, then made a few remarks, reading a
list of donations to the funds of the bazaar,..amounting to
nearly £lOO, and moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Rigg, the latter
gentleman responded,. and moved a vote of thanks to the
Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. C. Rawlins, who
handsomely subscribed towards the funds. The preliminary
proceedings then terminated, and the real business of the
bazaar—buying and selling—commenced. The bazaar will
be open this day (Thursday) also, and as the work is rich,
varied, and beautiful, we hope the ladies, who are so warmly
interested in the success of the sale, will be generously sup-
ported till its close to-night.

—A pious Irishman,
Reporter,

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