The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-08 00:00:00

THE LATE MR. FREDERICK CLARKE,

OF TAUNTON.

He. ne't Bath Journal, Oct. 1.

The death of this gentleman who was killed on the
Bristol and Exeter Railway last week, it is supposed
while running to catch the train, produced • profound
feeling of regret at Taunton, where the unfortunate gen-
tleman, who was of much ability, occupied a prominent
position. At the time of his death (says Polnom's fteekly
wo) he was engaged in modernizing the poetical works
of Geoffrey Chaucer, several numbers of which have Bp-
pealed. His store of biblical lore was vast, and his last
literary production was an able letter, published in the
Duinton Courier of Wednesday, in defence of the Rev.
T. Hugo, of All Saints', Lsmbeth. Most of the shops
were partially closed. The occurrence created intense
excitement in Taunton, and much sympathy is felt for
him family. Deceased was mach respected, and was Pre.
center of St. Mary* choir, a member of the committee
of the Church Institute, and of the volunteer lines. The
Sootera- County °melte in reviewing the laid literary
sork of this lamented gentleman, entitled " Charlotte
Corday, a play in four acts," says :—This work, which
ippears in the form of a pamphlet, is invested with /A
very sad and melancholy interest, from it. being the last
literary publication of our talented and much-esteemed
fellow-townsman. Mr. Clarke was a man of consider-
able literary ability, and we have frequently had the
pleasure of noticing in these columns the productions of
!its pen, chief among which was his rendering of " The
Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer." He was an in-
duetrious reader and an eager searcher after knowledge,
end we believe that he never made use of his abilities or
acquirements in any way of which an honourable and
good man need be eshamed. His writings were all of the
purest nature. A high moral tone pervaded them
throughout, and an elegance of diction adorned them
which is only met with in the effusions of men who read
the hest of books, and study to writ* with credit to them-
s•-lvee and for the advantage of others. His premature
and dreadful death will be deeply beplored by very many
frtends, as having removed from among them it man of
genial heart, amiable disposition, and considerable abili-
ties. The funeral took mace at Taunton on Friday, and
moot of the shops in the town were closed as a mark of
I espect. A large number of relatives and friends attended
the funeral, the service being conducted by the Rev.
Prebendary Clarke. A portion of the service was choral.
Large numbers of persons assembled to witness the it,
ts,rruent.

3lr. Clarke was brother to Mr. W. 11. J. Clarke, of
Beaufort Collage, Bath, and uncle to Mr. Archer Clarke,
of this town.

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