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A Washington Correspondent of :he Balt- more Patriot gives this description of the Sen. ate. while Mir. Shepley was speaking.

 Clay and Porter, conyersing; Webster, Spragae, Namdain, Knight, Chambers. writ. ing letters; Hill and Wright. reading newspa. pers ofihe 9th January. collecting news and toasts Hendricks and Tipton. convrrsing Frelinghuysen perusing a book; Robbins trans!ating Greek near the orator was Linn at his left and Benton on his right, both writ

 ing letters; Judge White in front. reading new wspapers; Waggaman. Kiug. SiIsbee, For syth and Moore, writing letters; Kane look ing at the Speaker; TaIlmadgr booking over his gold spectacles at some ladies sitting be- bind Grun6y. who would be asleep if the conversation of ladies did not prevent it all other seats vacant

 This Is d true state of the casP.---and if half of the Reporters were as accurate as am when speaking of "the great men" here. you would have many such statements ofthe case.

 Intrepidity.-On "Wednesday last, while a number of boys were skating on the Hudson, opposite Cold Spring, one of them. son of Mir. Henry Whaley, fell into hole about twenty feet square. Some of the boys ran to ihe shore, distant about eighty rods, to pro- cure plank; those that remained seeing that the boy could not support himself until their return, boldly resolved to risk their own lives in order to save his. The following plan was adopted the lightest boy lying down, crawl ] ed towards the edge of the hole, the next lightest holding him by the feet. and the third holding the second. Inthis manner they pro ceedet. the ice bending under them fearfully. but they rescued their comrade. and evinced l a self devoton and fearlessness Of danger sell dom met among their seniors. Their names ! are Wm. Cook, Samuel J. Ferris and John M'Keet.-.St0ndard.

 letter from our correspondent at Mar seiles, dated Nov. 10th. says :-" Our city 1 for some days has been a scene of assassina 1 tions--nO less than nine having taken place | within the last four days-all on account of pOliical causes. They are committed in the open streets, and are generally attributed to the Carlist party, who are numerous here, and highly excited. Several persons have hcen arrested. all of whom are of that party, some of whom have poignards and stileitOs in their possession when arrested"