Washington sentinel., 1853-12-20
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BattIe of New orleans.--We had ,hs .nlea.

Battle OF New Orleans.--We had the plea.
sure Of seeing yesterday an elegantly executed
painting Of the eighth OF January battle, executed
by Charles F. Fisher, and which is at present in
the SOON occupied by the Senate's Committee on
Military Affairs The dimensions of the canvass
are six by nine feet, set in substantial frame.
The artist was engaged on the work for nearly
twelve years, and faithfully has he performed his
voluntarily imposed task. The materials Of the
incidents described were collected with great care
from many Of the veterans, now no more, who
fought in the battles and assisted the artist by thei,
explanations in accomplishing his great object o.
producing picture worthy of the glorious event
All the companies on both the American and the
British side are distinctly represented in their
tunes, and al the same place they occupied
in tho battle. Nearly twelve thousand compare
lively diminutive, but distinct figures are depicted
The Notifications, the embarkmenis, the house
and garden of Macary, where General Jackson
established mis- head quarters, and other interesting
objects, We're taken upon the ground.
The whole is critically correct, and corresponds
with plans ofthe former Major A. L. Latour, prin.
cipal engineer Of the seventh military district
United States army.
A plan in large scale, containing about two hun
dred and sixty-six square miles Of the envrons OF
New Orleans, accompanies the painting, showing
where the British army effected their landing from
Lake Borgne, and penetrated the country through
the Bayous, canals, swamps, and prairies to the
banks of the Mississippi also all the posts, forti-
fcations, encampments and other works erected
during the whole campaign, from the British as
x,rall 90 fro,, ~. -, ar;cav n, ar,,,,y
House-Renting.-A verbal error having oc-
Cured in the article, in Sundays paper, headed
I" the rights Of tenants and sub-tenants," induces
US TO repeat that the law Isl in substance, that
when person rents house without any specific
understanding or contract as TO time, he can hold
il for year; and if the owner wishes to dispos-
sess his tenant, he must give him six months no.
iice 10 that effect If the house is rented by the
month, then months notice to remove must be
given, in writing, TO the tenant
In further connexion with this subject, we state
that during the occupancy of the house, either by
lhe year or by the month, the rent cannot be in
creased during those periods for the renting is in
the nature OF contract, 70 which there is, OF
course, more than one party. Nor can the tenant
be compelled to remove until the legal notice shall
have been given, and the time duly specified ex-
hausted.
Much trouble and expense might be avoided on
the part of both tenants and houseowners by first
consulting the practice which governs in house
renting controversies, before they proceed to lii
CATION.
Madame Elizabeth Dannstrom's Concert,
at Carusi's Saloon on Saturday night, was, indeed.
a rare musical treat, and was attended by fash
ionabe auditory; but we regret that the rain pre-
vented the presence of as many persons as might
have been anticipated from the eminent qualities
which the celebrated prma donna possesses as
cantatrice.
She has great natural powers, which have been
cultivated in the highest degree, and sings with
clearness, strength, ease, and elegance. Her per-
sonal attractions contribute much TO the success
which must accompany 50 much skill and such
refined taste as she displays in her vocalizaton.
Herr Lowegren is one Of the most accomplished
panists and is an artist who will command sue.
cess.
Herr Dannstrom, barytone, was warmly well
coined. and gave undisputed evidence Of being a
fine singer.
The Swedish national melodies, sung by Mad
anne and Herr Dannstrom, in their (Swedish)
aatonal costume, constituted the brightest feature
Of the evenings performances, and the song Of
the province of Gottland, composed above three
I, hundred years ago. was 10 us more pleasing
than and, we may add, as inteuigiJh as the ma
jority Of the new airs in this prolific tune-making
age, or the old ones either However, the melody
was good, and the concert Of high order.
Remarkable Preservation from Death
On Sunday morning, between FIVE and six o'clock,
the upper portion of large new house on Penn
sylvania avenue, west of the War Department,
built for Mr.. Green cabinet maker, was so weak
ened by the storm Of rain and wind on the preced-
ing night that il fell the western wall into the
building, and large part Of the eastern upon the
roof Of frame house adjoining, occupied by Mr..
Gawler. Mrs. Gawler and children were in bed
at the time, but fortunately the particles of which
the roof was composed, in being forced through,
formed kind of canopy over the human beings
whose lives were thus peried. They were SO
covered up with bricks and timber that they could
not extricate themselves. Their cries, however,
assured the neighbors, who promptly came TO
render assistance that the occurrence had pro-
duced no fatal result. Carefully and laboriously
the friends gradually removed the rubbish, and
had the joy Of releasing, unharmed, the objects OF
their solicitude from their fearful situation. Mr..
James Kelly and Captain Sanger deserve the
highest praise for the services SO humanely rem
dered by them on that occasion.
The remaining part of the building is 10 danger
Of falling looking crookedy uncomfortable to pe-
destrians.
Obstructing the sidewalks.--Fr From what we
learn legal proceedings to be instituted against
a number Of men who obstructed the pavement al
ihe corner of Seventh street and Louisiana ave-
nue., on Sunday last, where an ex-woodsawyer,
named Haydock, Mr.. Savage, and other over-zea-
Gus Temperance" lecturers, were decaiming in
In uor oft tha Ma;nalam