The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-27

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The Secretary of the American Temperance Union
announces the passage of a law through both
Houses of the British Parliament prohibiting the
sale Of all intoxicating liquors on Sunday mornings
and forenoons throughout the Kingdom. This has
been done at the solicitation Of the friends of tenn
peranCe and the Sabbath, who have for two years
past poured in numberess petitions that the Sunday
traffic should be entirely forbidden. The move
ment is a very important one, but seems to have
been overlooked by all the leading secular papers.
FROM PERNAMBUoo.-Capt Cassan, of the brig
Brandywine at Philadelphia, from Pernambuco
Sept 10Th, states that the province of Pernambuco
was in very unsettled state. The business trans
actions were only 10 very moderate extent, the
Portuguese who are the only purchasers Of Ameri-
can produce, being unwilling to buy, not knowing
how soon their lives might be taken, as the cry
throughout the city was to kill the foreigners.
Tue NASHUA FIRE.-A slip from the New
Hampshire Telegraph Office furnishes the details of
the late destructive fire in Nashua. Mr.. Beard
estimates his loss at $1,000 considerable saved,
and he is insured $1,000. The Telegraph will ap-
pear again in two or three weeks. The slip adds :
OF the amount insured, the Hartford Protection
office has about $1,000, the NewHampshire Mutual
$500, the HsbOrough 5000, the Lowell Mutual
SiOOO-the other sums unknown, probably some
bV the Mutual Companies named. We are panied
10 add that Mr., Rufus X Underhill was so severely
injured in the head by fire-hook that his recovery
is doubtful. Several others were considerably IN
Iured by fire and otherwse-among them, Captain
Thomas g. Banks was severely burnt
AcouITTED-John L. Ashby, who, with another
youth, killed a schoolmaster at Sharpsburg, KY,
some time last year, has just been acquitted.
steamboat State Of Maine, from Bangor for Boston,
ran into off Bald Island the steam-tug Fashion,
having in tow a schooner. The collision was vio-
lent, and the bulwarks and bowsprit of the schooner
and the bulwarks of the Fashion were carried
away. The State of Maine was very little injured.
FIRE IN Observation-Disclosures Offices destroyed
A fire broke out about P. NJ. on the 18th inst, in
the third story of the building, 1881 Washington
street, Boston, occupied as the press room and com
posing room of the " Yankee Blade'' and 9 Nation
newspapers, by which considerable damage wa'
done 10 the premises, and also TO the adjoining
buildings The newspapers were insured to-
$1,000 which covers the loss. Seth $. Fowle, l3S
Washington street, had his stock Of books badly
damaged by water. All damage is, however, am
ply cancelled by assurances.
QUEER INDIcrMENTs.-An Indictment for nui
sance has been found against the trustees of I
Catholic Church in Jay street, Brooklyn, for TIN
crowded and shallow manner in which they int
dead bodies, and another against the city author
tiles for too many and incomplete tayerns.
CITY MORTALITY. The deaths in NewYorl
city week before last were 26O, as follows: 63 men
50 women, 81 boys and 81 girls. Ofthese I79 wer
natives Of the United States 9 were cOlored; 3
died from consumption, 10 from commissions, and