Since the sailing of the last steamer, we have
had a continuance of severe weather, and oin riv
ers continue closed by ice. The navigation ot our
Hay and Harbor, however, continues uninterrupt
ed. There is some appearance of a revival <>■ busi
ness. Merchants arc arriving here from the South
and West, and our Hotels are filling up considera
bly. The sales of Foreign and Domestic Diy
Goods have greatly increased this year over the
last. The amount of produce, particularly cotton,
flour, pork, lard and sugars, arriving heie is very
large, and as soon as our canals and i iverj are nav
igable, the amount of produce to be received from
| the West, will bo unprecedentedly Inrge. Trices,
however, were never s* low us ttiey are at present,
most of the articles w e have enumeinted are selling
at.one half the rates that were current some lew
yenrs since. Congress having adjourned, the re
sult of their labors aie now known. 'The Tariff re
mains untouched. The Land bill and Currency
question lemain without am action. The B»»s
ruin bid r—», which is almost the ouiy
question ol a national character that wa* disposed
of. The. finances of the Tiensury were in a better
position titan was anticipated. No new duty was
required to be laid on any free article of import*-
tiun.
The amount of specie received into this country
i ftofit all quarters, is greater than has ever teen
| known. Every packet iuid steamer trom England
lias a very large sunt. This ureipt ol specie
most continue so long* as Sterling lulls are kept
dewn to their present point. Exchange tor the
last six months has ruled fii’l two per cent in
favor of this country. [.V. Y. Erpt-ss.
