The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-12

| Err OF AN ANERIcAN VESSEL AT THE Cars or
| Coon HOPR-We give place In our columns
| to-day TO Q communication forwarded to nc
from Cape Town informing rs Of q most
| illegal and unjuetifab!e outrage committed
by the Britirh authorities there, against the
peron of an American captain. and against
the honor Of the flag under which he sat-
ed. We had already been aware OF the
| hare facts in the case but our correspondent
relates the details with some minute ess, and
therefore his statement is deserving Of much
| attention.
According to this statement, Captain Jen-
kins, Of the bark Peytona, which sailed from
| New York, bound to Melbourne, on the 9Th Of
February last. was, on the 25th Of June last
while preparing to set sail from Table Bay.
arrested n der civil writ issued BY the Su-
preme Court Of the colony. and lodged in jail
in Cape Town. where he was deta ned for several
| dny.-up to the 30th, we believe. This writ
was granted at the instance of foreigner
| named Heinamann, one IF the passengers. re-
gistered Or clerk and who was the holder Of
some bills Of lading. This person, for certain
reasons desired to have the goods consigned TO
him unshipped at Cape Town; but a. the bills Of
fading designated Melbourne as their dest-
nation the captain refused to accede to Mr.
Heinamann's demand. The latter re-orted
10 o legal remedy, and procured the issue o.
| the writ under which Capt. Jenkins was seized
| and cast into prison. The Pey tono was c0nse-
quently prevented from proceeding on her voy-
| age the passengers were subjected to great
expense, delay and Inconvenience, and the
owners and shippers concerned in the bark were
more or less prejudic.d by this action Of the
authorities.
| Our correspondent, writing on the 30th Of
June, does not make known the result OF the
matter, but we are informed Of it by pera-
| graIb published in the London Shipping Ga
zette Through the latter source we learn that
the care Of the captain Of the Peytons came up
for trial ON the 9Otb Of June, before Mr.. jus
tice Bell; and that be decided that ihasmuch
a. the Chief pont at issue was relative to . Con-
tract made in New York, to be fulfilled in Mel
bourne, the Court could not interfere. Capt.
jenkins was accordingly discharged from GUS
ttdy, and the Peytoua sailed from Table Bay
Oh the 9Th Of July, the passengers having first
protested against the wrong and injury done
| authorities.
What il chiefly to be complained Of in this
matter il the rash, inconsiderate and wholly
unjustifable conduct, Of foreign judicial func-
ti0nary in undertaking, on mere er p1rte
statement, to cause the arrest Of the comma nder
of IN American vessel, and his detention in
prison, on purely civil cause Of action 1t is
gross outrage, for which our representative in
London should he instructed to demand ample
PREPARATION. We therefore beg to call to it the
attention Of the Secretary Of State at WASH
iDgton.
TIE BEST MAINE LAw.-We learn that the
Ircprietors Of the most popular saloons and
drinking houses intend holding meeting, ON
some evening this week for the purpose u
con, iderng the propriety Of increasing the
prices Of liquors by the glass. We ref'r to those
establishments where liquor has heretofore
been sold at sixpehce per glass In view OF
thu rise in brandy and other liquors it ia now
proposed that the price shall be one shilling.
| A little calculation will show our readers that
,br lGal dy they get for sixpence must be very
poor stuff or elte that the sellers lose mHley
l,y the traffic. Brandy If fair quality. ft FIR .
Christian to drink, cannot be had for less than
three dollars and half or four dollars pr
gallon, and each gallon will average about
sixty glasses. The present movement Of the
saloon keepers is one which we heartily second.
~ it il the very best way to prevent excess in
the drinking Of liquor. and will insure that
that which Is drank shall be Of good quality.
It il the hest Of all Maine laws" You may
appt al to mans feelings. to his generosity, 10
his telfreepect to bis religion. and fail in
making any impression But the moment you
touch his pocket, aid tell him be must pay
shilling for that which he has been acoustic ned
to buy for sixpence he is resolved either that
he will drink only half as much OF else that
he v i'll drink no more A prohibitory law in
PRODUCES the habit which it would expel If the
Italian Opera was prohibited entertainment
ltople who never heard note Of such music
would rush to ascertain what it was But lettle
Opera be Unrestricted by law. and the tickets
placed at five dollars each. and nine-tenth5
of the New Workers. would not care to hear
u note Of Donizetti, Verdi, Bellini or Ros-
eini Aid this rule is general in those
towns in the Eastern States where the Maine
law is enforced every house is private bar
room, and the number Of demijohns in the ex-
yress railway cars is beyond belief, truly
spirits are familiar in the mouth as house.
held words" No. The Maine law will not do
Ii, w have good liquor at = shilling glass,
and there will not be 80 much drunkenness ny
one half, nor 30 much crime by two thirds.
We go for shilling drinks aad very few OF them,
but the Maine lawites are humbugs.
So WE ARE TO HAVE AN ORGAN 1t appears,
according to the telegraph that Colonel For
new has made his arrangements to start a