The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-17 00:00:00

MEMOIRS OF IMMANUEL KANT.

Immanuel Kant, the subject of the present Me-
moir, known, and so highly esteemed on the Con-
tinent fur his metaphysical acuteness, was born on the
2'2d of April, 1724, at Konigsberg, in Prussia, near
the Saddle-lareet,-in the suburbs. His parents held
a resoeCfable though not high rank in life, his father
b-ing a sadler, of the name of John George Kant.
The latter, though born at Memel, was origmally
de;cen led from a Scott's family.
Kant's intellectual qualificatioas were by no means
of an ordinary stamp. He possessed an extraor-
dinary faculty of retaining words, and represent-
ing absent things to himself. He often cued long
passages from ancient and modern writers, particu-
larly his favourite poets, Horace and Virgil, Hage-
dorn and Burger. He could describe objets that
he had rend or in books, even better than many who
had seen them : thus, for example, he once gave a
description, in the presence of a Londoner, of West-
minster-bridge, according to its form and structure,
length, breadth, height, and dimensions of all its
parts, so that the Englishman enquired how many
years he had beer. in Lando 1, and whether
he had dedicated himself to architeClure ?" upon
which he was assured, that Kant had neither
passed the boundaries of Prussia, nor had been
an architeft. A similar question was put to
him by Brydane, to whom he unfolded, in con-
versation, all the relative situations of Italy.—
By the aid of his quick observation and clear con-
ception, he was enabled th converse with admirable
accuracy on chemical experiments, although he had
never once witnessed any process in chemistry, and
did not begin the theoretical study, till after the
sixtieth. year of his age. Dr. Hagen, the great
*mist, could not forbear expressing his perfed
Astonishment, while conversing with Kant at din-
ner, owthe subjeft, to find any one able, by simple
raiding, to make himself such a perfect master of a
science so difficult.
But the most prominent feature in Kant's intel.
leattal charafter, was, the accuracy with which he
Analysed the most complex ideas. Nothing escaped
`the scrutiny of his intellectual eye. Whatever was
perceivable to others in the moral and physical
world, became manifest to him. He discovered,
therefore, so easily, the incongruities sof other men's
thntiments, and traced, with unspeakable precision,
eir errors to the true source. He had likewise an
astonishing faculty of unfolding the most abstruse
principles, and digesting singular and individual
sentiments into a systematic order. Herein cora-
-1 sisted the originality of his mind. Ail his philoso-
phical conceptions flowed from the inexhaustible
source of his own reason. The facility with which
he deduced every thing from his own red tEtions,
gave him at length such an habitual familiarity
with himself, that he could not properly enrer into
the sentiments of others. lie sound all in hi. own
mind which answered his purpose, and had,therefore,
no occasion for foreign resources.
With all this de;sth of refleflinn, Kant was, not-
' withstanding, a wit. He had frequent and sudden
strokes of ready wit at hand, to give a grace and in-
terest to his conversation, writings, and le:lures.—
He was a general admirer of all that polishes and
beautifies the graver topics ; and, in his leetures, he
studied to acquire an agreeable delivery, with an
easy fl Av of words. His manner of address, how-
ever, was peculiarly well adapted to the nature of
his discourse. On morality he could move his
au-
dience to t!ars. He knew how to give the dry sub-
jeas of logic and pneumati.s an easy turn, that ren
dered them even amusing ; but, on metaphysics, he
was abstruse, and, for beginners, not perfeetly intel-
ligible. He was sometimes carried, by a too great
minuteness, away from the main subject, to which
he was then forced abruptly to return. He was
also liable to be confused by the smallest trifrs.—
One day, in particular, he discovered a remarkable
embarrassment, and confessed, afterwards, that one
of the audience, who had a coat, with a button want-
ing, had ben the cause of his discomposure, front
the involuntary attraction of his eyes and mind to
the defeCtive quarter.
We must not forget to view Kant in another re-
lation, which does honour to his heart this was,
his warm and steady attachment as a friend. Pro-
fessor Rhunken was the bosuns friend of his youth.
This friendship was the offspring of congenial sen-
timent, and lasted till the death of the former. The-
odore Gottlob von ilippel, Secretary at War to His
Prussian Majesty in Konigsberg, a man well known
for his literary performances, lived many years in
the closest intercourse with Kant ; as also the Ge-
nerals Brunet, von Mayer, von Losson. NVith Lam-
bert, Sulzer, and Garve, he held a very interesting
literary correspondence. His nearest and dearest
friend, however, was one Green, an English mer-
chant, residing at Konigsberg. Their friendship
Was occasioned by the follnwing singular occur-
rence was ex patiating once,in a coffee-house,
during the American war, with some warmth, in
favour of the Americans, and against the English,
when a men sudden!y started up, and declared
himself offended by the retteetions thrown on his
country, and dem ended honourable satisfaction.
Kant, undisturbed by this strange mode of attack,
continued to give a cool, but striking illustration of
his own sentiments, in particular reference to the
case of the Englishman. His impre.sive mannerot
reasoning, combined with his good-nature, had
such an effete on Mr. Green (for that the name
of the gentleman), that he acknowledged the im-
propriety of his own conduCt, and solicited Kant's
pardon, which was immediately anted. Green
4ttendeil Kant to his Louse ; and, from that hour, a
friendship seas commenced, which terminated only
with the death of the former. Mr. Green was a
whimsical, hut well-informed man, possessed of
many excellent qualities of the head and heart.
Kant found in him to much solid intellect, that he
never published any thing without first submitting
it to his judgment.
Kant was of a remarkable slender and delicate
make ; and his body was covered with so little flesh,
that his clothes could never be made to fit, but by
artificial mea.v. his nervous and muscular system
was no less tender. He was five feet high ; but his
head was large in proportion to the rest of his body.
lie hid a flat breast, that bent almost inwards ; and
his right shoulder projected rather out. His form
was otherwise quite perfeft. His face, when young,
must have been handsome ; he had a fresh colour,
and fine large blue eyes, which were as expressive
at goadaess as talent.

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LANCASTER ASSIZES.

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SC OL ES V. TA V 1.011 and others. 1
This was an a4tion of trespass. It appeased Of
the Plaintiff. was a wheelwright, and resided wit!
his wife and family of eight children, upon a small
farm :it Newchurch ; that the Defendant, Taylor,
is an innkeeper at Newchurch, and also constable
(or the Forest of Rossendale ; the Defendants are
bailiffs' followers. Previous to the 25th of Decem-
ber last, the Plaintiff, Scholes, having contracted a
debt of 81. with the Defendant, Taylor, he was sued
for the same, and an execution against his goods
issued on that day, for 111. 10s. including the costs
of that itaion. The Defendants, being armed with
this authority, on the 31st of December last, pro-
ceeded to the Plaintiff's premises, and drove off his
two cows; and, at night, broke open the door of
his dwelling-house, seized all his, goods, and took
every article of any value away with them.—
They then proceeded to turn the Plaintiff's wife and
family out of doors, and secured the premises.—On
the Saturday following they sold, by public aueion,
the whole of the Plaintiff's household goods, stock of
cattle, and hay ; the produce of which amounted to up-
wards of 814.—Not satisfied with this large sum,in sa-
tisfaftion for their demand et 141.1 Os. they demand-
ed a further sum of 91. 14s. from the Plaintiff; at the
same time adding, that if he did not procure the
money in the space of an hour, they would sell his
stock of wood, and working tools. The Plaintiff,
being fearful of receiving further injury, borrowed
the money of his neighbour, and paid it to the De-
fendants._
In defence of this adion, the Defendants pleaded
a justification, under their warrant of execution,
141.105. but the Judge (Mr. Baron Su r tos), being
satisfied that the law would not justify such pro-
ceedings, did not permit the Defendant's Counsel
to ofer the same in evidence.
The JUDGE, in summing up the case to the Jury,
observed, that a more cruel and oppressive case
never came before a court of justice ; and it called
upon them for the most exemplary damages. He
said, " Here is a poor industri'us man, with a large
family, comfortably situated upon a small farrrti, ob-
taining his livelihood by honest industry, bereft of-
even. comfort by these Defendants, ading under the
mask and colour of the law, sweeping away the
whole of his property, to the amount of 841. exclu-
sive of tl.e 91. 4s. extorted from him, to satisfx the
small sum of 141. !Os. breaking open his house at a
late hour of the night, and turning the:family into
the open streets, in the dead of winter, where they
might have perished, had not their neighbours taken
them under their proteftion Gentlemen," his
Lordship added, " such men as the Defendants
are not fit for the situations they hold ; and I will
take care that they never have it again in theif
power to oppress the weak. I leave the case of this
poor and numb-injured Plaintiff in your hands,'not
doubting you will make him an ample compensation
for the injury he has sustained."

The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a
verdin for the Plaintiff—Damages 2001.

THE MA ItKICTS.

CORN-EXCHANGE, MONDAY, SM. 16.
The tregh arrivals of Wlle.lt tusday are not numerous, but
the sootily at band is a middling one, and sales; nl first qoalify, •
:11 rar hat better price, and inferior remains dull of sale.-61arley
an iery short supply, aryl is dearer Rye and Malt near?) at
nlav's price few White PCAS, and thine deart.r.—
leans continue as dear.—The fresh ( anent>, tn-flac, are
few, and flier trade continues to support last currency.—Tarrna
of Flour without alteration.
CUR It F.NT.PRIOE OF GRAIN.

'V hvat . . 43s no. 74... Kean.
Fiat 4n......... 70.. 804 04 'rick Beans .....425. 48, lid.
RV,. (new) 38 42. 04. ()ma 255. 5.0., 34,
Barley 4O, 43. (1.1. 1.01.111.16 :;6. 37-. Od.
sll sit
Whoe Peas 525. 5.8.. Oil I Fine Flour 655. 70a. OA.
(;rer Peas 00. OW. o.' SPf• rwi. 6os.6:ss. Od.

RF.TURN OF WIIEJ
Iftelulling only from the 2d

agreeably to

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a. 4.
43 QuartPr* at 100

at pie

SI -- at F 6

1 i 9--. at R
78 at 84
•4 - at 82
219 - at 60
67 - at 79
144 - at 78
170 - at 71;
527 --.. at 71
870 at 74

iT IN MARK LANI.,
of Sept. to the :tit of Szra.
the new Act.
$ A.
1604 at 70
106 -- at 113
154 at 67
at 66
344 -- at 61
655 ...--- at 64
$42 ---- at 6) -
)04 ----. at tit
350 at 60
SO at ;04
200 at 57

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1111 -- at 7 I
9:5 at 7
9) —..—.. at 71
A nd 34
Total, 11,169 Quart
94 i 4. looter

Stl -- ■t 36
177 at si
130 ----- at 53
f2tso ---... at 52
dam at 50s.
t.—Avatar egt s:d.
an last Retina.

A RETUR% OF FLOUR,
From Aug. 31, to Sept. 9, frum the Onkel Office.
Sack.. a d. SuckS. 1. d. Seek.. s. d
167.... 75 0 222.... 69 0 310.... 65 0
e 1.... 74 0 402.... 68 0 10.... 63
5.... 73 0 N 0.... 67 0 50.... 60 0
6722.... 741 0 25.... 66 1)1 10.... 50 0

.r.

s..

54 Sackt ikverAge, 694. 814.
. lower than lamp ['mum.

UXVIRILIGE
The Corn luspeltor's Return, on Thurtaty. Sept. 12
Whet, r•r Voa.l IM 04 1“ 2.11 Ot
Barley, per Ir 7116 NI W 444 Off
()at,' 291 04 to M.

Bo+ tu 48m ed 1a W::.04
Pee

PRICE Ur SEEPS !M MYIRK-LANE':
Carraway new 766 04 to 804 Od pet ewi.
Od to "TS. Od
%lute Mustard Seed. 104 Orl to 10 OA bushel.
Brow o ditto

PRICE OF HOPS.
sAas. , I PbeteTS.
Kent fat Ills tree 121 Refit fil las to 7i 71
.
Sus.ex.... .Si Bs tu 61 Os 16w...es 6. 10. it, 61 16s
Ks sex 31 8s to ,i 1.1 Ifia lrscoham.....6l ...a 10 81 •••••4
Old Quay 27,0001.

PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
/ATV/ DIV.
IT !AMIS./.
HIT .Ol J. a 41 IGs Hay 41 —s a 51 rs
New ul Os a 01 Os CIOVer 51 5s a GI 611
C1neer......01 Os a 01 Os Straw 41 Ilis a .31141
/tsar ti 14. a 31 1514

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• VtiatIFTCLD. tafoooso, SKr. IC
To fink the Offal-..per Stevie of tn.
I( . .43 04 to 5s MI Veal St 0 ft; ,1 di,.04
t7•' r 444444.... 44 Ud to 56 Od Pnrk Ss od ct, 6,01 r.
• Lamb 4a. M. to Si. ea.
Head of C6016611'66 ;14y,
&ash. about lAN—Sheep and Lambs, 40,n4d.

:WGATE

LEADF,:tiriALL 14IARKETS
By the Ca o• me.
her Se 4.1 to 4c '44 Veal 4l 01 to l'e Gt.
if sums.— 31 OA to 4. 241 Pork' 5s Ud to Gs 14
1.114(Till 46.04. to di ed.

PRICE Of TALLOW.
it. James's Market.. 4s 24 Yetlow Russia 69504 721 (4
Clare Market. 4s 24 White ditto ... • 695 —si Od
Whitechapel Market. 4a 14 Soap ditto.... 61115-0.1.. 04
Per Stone of Slb. •—••• Melting Stuff..--sild Ms 04
12s 54 Ditto rough 691
Average Price... 4s, 11 Graves ....... --s lis
Town Ta110w..... —4 73s' (i.t Good Drega........., ....s me
Yellow Snap, —.4 a 7115.510tt1e I, hey—Curd, 92.5.
Price of Candle., per doz. I Is nit —Moulds, 12v. 04.
RAW HIDES.
Best Heifers and Steers, Fee stone, 34. 54. to 31. 64..
Middlings Se 2d. to 14. 44.
Ordinary .. ga. 84. to Y. 101.
Market Calf
English Horse
Sheep Skins . 2s. 04. to 31, Od.
Lamb Skim,. es. 64. to 4s. 04.

. COURSE 6F LICCHAI

IGE. F•IDAV, SiPT IS.

kmstere2.ln .37 7 2'U.
Meta rt. Sight :i6 10
Rotter..kn, ll 17 2 V.
tuobutilh 3b s 210
Mona .15 41%11.
Dote IV
....... 26 2 LI

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Batts, SO to 51.11,. each
Ditto, 60 to 6511). eget 214 to 494
Merchants Sacks 291 to 431'
Drat: vie Hides... 220 to 444
Fine C .tch Holes 23.1 to 2M
Crop Hides (or cutting I'M to 23
Flat Onlitatre 214 to 22
Calf Sams :i0 to 4flito per I)9ven l9d to 4
Ditto, 50 to 701 b . 98,1 to 424 is
Ditto, 70 to 2011, 36d to 994 4
S.nall Seals (Co.:colonel). 403 to 424 ?
I.arge dmo 120 s to 120 s per dosed.
Tanned Horse Hides 214 yp Os Per hale.

PRICE OF STOCKS. YESTERDAY.
S in-r- Cent. Consn'i
5 pt." Coat. Navy • .. 8641
;Ala Knis,ll
Exrlle.prer Palls
LagWitt:Ater/ rickcti l9l. I3s.
COllllOl6 It.f • •le 5B~ 56
T. 131Slf, , Stnelt,broker, No. 4, ComMI,
ands% eh:mint-crow.
P. r r• •

PRICE OF IRISH STOCKS—Sire. 11.
Goy. Uebealurrs 5 per Cant St
1)tuo Sto.k 5 per cut 9ll
GrA,lll banal 1.., 6 per cent . 9l;
Wirk,,streee CortiWeares, 6 per Cent 66

fi.otera
V C/lICt
I:.sban 6li
Oilone 611
Dishlui • 131
Cott 10
au .„1.1.,... I. .d.

pnliOftlealPl
Martid
Ditto 341 ef.d. Douklonns. ..... ... 0 0 0
f Ital. - in (raper New Mita,*
pitt0...... 94 edict. Silver to Rars 0 0 0
ilsiWu.•
Leghorn
.911) . A3io on the Rank of Holland
Naples
nnblio on London (S:pt. 11)... lll a 191
ReVast on 1.4143,1,11 (Sept 7) 71 .
..
lielf.i4t on Dublin (Ditto). . 661 days.

• BIRTHS.
Tue.rlay last, the Lady of William Appletreei jon; Esq.
• of D•edd.netroi, Ottbirlame, seassafely delivered of a dnigher.
Last week, at Bailor, the Lady of John Archer, Esq. of
• Dublin, al a suit.
At Southampton, on Friday, September 6, the wife of
Cap,. Edward isines Foote, or the Royal Nary; of a daogliter.
In Colic, the Lady of the Right lion. Lord Cluing, ot a
son.
OnSatur.lay last, the Lady of N. Sykes, Esq. of Cottteg•
ham, Yorkshire, wassatcly delisered of a snit.
At Bessie Castle, Scotland, on the Bth instant, Mrs. Ross
was • if :Iv del: vered of a daughter ••
At B--" -side, Scotland, on the 7th instant, Mei. Ligon wit
safely de ss erect of a still-born son.
MARRIAGES.
Thors.lay last, at Liverpool, Henry Edward ReLiartss
Esq of NV.ise. tree Hall, Lancashire, to Miss Burke, dailti.
t• r Robert A. Burke, Esq. of Gorthamoria, in the couoty of
G.Airv3y,
o+l Thursday last, at St. Sepulchre Church, WiNiam Lewis,
Esq of Thanat. place, Temple Bar, -to Miss Ann Roper,
'la:wider of folio Roper, Esq. of Sat...hill..
On Monday •ionnight, at Wirkswonh, Peter Arkwriglife
Fat. third .11 of liichanl Aritwiighti Esq. of Willers:ey, to
Mary Anne, second daughter of Charley Hurt, Esq. of the
former place.. •
Lately, the Rev. Thomas Lynam, curate of &quiet. Xs
Mrs •Lambert, widow of the late Edmund Lambert, Esq. ut
Boyton House, Hants.
DEATHS.
On Friday, at Liverpool, in his 59th year, Thomas T.skb,
Erq in whom the gentleman, the honourable nieschant, awl
good man, were eminently united.
Lately, at Barbadoes, I itut.-General Sir W. Myers, Bart.
Ceininander iu Cli of of the Leewrd Islands.
0:i Wed...today seesinight, the day an which she coeipieted'
her 100th year, Grrrand, relict ot the tate bir;Orrtend,
f.rrmerly a respectable and %stoical Limas aseedport, 440 9.
ere.ur. part of whose property was swallowed.uP
a 7 ihl.dres.-
ful earthquake which destroyed that city in 1755. Ori that
fatal occasion, V rs. G. was alarmed by a vlolani disking 01.16,
100411, and of the chest of drafters, hisehieh she was depeattilig
some of her husband's linen. She Instantly fled. out ui Ike
house, and escaped dealtrusSion, after haying the elltsiling nii••
fortune to see a beloved son and daughter, overwhelmed i:i
that tremendous convulsion. She then returned to Eliglaial,
and, having soon afterwards lost her husband, retitedto
'wit Leeds, where she has ever since resides', mod *hero
she died. This mot:Sable old lady retained be; utentatfacut-
ties, unimpaired, to the last.
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'HIGH WATER, TND; DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE.
M0ra..... Itt itf. afar I twit. —57 Snits, alter 9

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SALE BY AUC noN.
ay Mr. SADLtR.
At his Repository in Gs.sivell-street, THIS DAY, at Twilv
oCiock,
U PWA RDS of SEVENTY LOTS of HORSES
sad CARRIAGES ; eortidaiug of s,•verai capital
lieu
ten in high condition ; SOW very handantse Chargers ; (ow
Pair of Chariot Geldings; anew few odd ditto to snatch; w•
sides sense clever well•known Hacks, calculated t.r ri.limg 0.
harries ; several gond Machines, Post Monies, Ste ; I
Ufeilll Gip; a Pust Chaise; and Sundries
To be viewed till the Sale.
No expense auction on lions. I, Ac. union.

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