The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-30 00:00:00

CHINA.

We have received letters and journals from Hong
Kong, dated Feb. lb. In the summary of the China
Mail of that date we read :

Lord Elgin arrived here from Ighanghae, in h;s steam.
yacht the Forious, on the tad instant, but doparted next day
lie Cantos. His excellency was to start from that place last
night or this merlins to make an exploration, similar to that
he has made of the Yang-tam, of the Great West River,
which, scene timg to the Chinese, can be secluded !or a long
dietetics in vessels of light draught. A number of troops
will go cm this expeditkea, and pro% idioms will be taken for
three weeks. Six or seven gun boats are to go up, towing
Eat-bottomed junks, but it is doubtful whether any attempt
will be made to advance beyond the point where gam-
boge become ansenleosble, and the ascent might be con-
tinued in junks. Two missionaries anoe ascended
the Canton rives nearly to the borders at Kwang-el,
but otherwise it is unknown to Europeans except
in the immediate neighbourhood of the city end
from Chinese accounts. It is supposed that Lord
Elgin intends to return to Shawls's; and that be will
accompany his brother, the Hoe. Mr. Bruce, to Peking,
bat nothing certain is known of his intentions. Until the
British embassy is established at Peking, it would he inex-
pedient either for his Lordship, or any part of the force now
here, to depart. . .

Some shooter expeditions than that now contemplated have
costinued to be made from Canton. Tai-fan, and
other of the more important of the famous sleety-six villages,
have been visited, sad prociamaticae have bees distributed
is them, callfeg an the natives to lay aside ell animosity
against foreigners, and on the elders and rutty to see to
the proper treatment of foreign visitors end travellers. Them
prodigalities were will received ; and two gentleman here
already paid a private visit to Pat-shag, and to Sheekteing,
viers the beeves were routed, without say other prAection
than that which travellers usually have. Beneath we give
ea moot of an important expedition to the walled city of
Tarim, which wee the heed-out:tem of the patriotic party
in Hwang-tang. _ .

Nothing has yet been published about the settlement of
the site for the factories at Canton; but from the fact that
the principal American house has bops to loM on the old
site, it Is supposed that that will be, or hos been, selected
by Lord Elgin, with an estension probably to the westward.
. . .

~ltear•Adminl Sir Michael Seymour lea;es this in the Cal-
cutta very bean, nod will be succeeded by Sir Brun Martin.
During the period of Admiral Seytoour's omareand in dime
waters he has enjoyed • rare exemption from the just or
unjust censure which has been so liberally bestowed upon
General Stnnbanua, Sir John Burring, to • Ws dope, on
Lord Elsie, and generally on those connoted with the ed.
minim:sties and execution of f snipe aSalre is China.
Against Admiral Seymour no word bad been uttered, aid be
Immo W eely is command of universal respect, but with
the illsetien of bie own aerrios.

la the maw midst Canton trade has hardly yet recovered
from taw 1.11 eseseepaen. on the China N.. I( ell ; especially
thews bee loom little demand fur import". The expedition'
Into the neighbourhood of Canton bare had the effect of
rearing the Chinn* of the pacific inteetioas of the Allies,
and of showing the power of foreigners to advaace into the
haterlor.

The eprintromt of Owen as Ar•ting-Attneury-
Gomm% has thou confirmed by the home 'overawed, but
we ham wit yet hoard whether tbe of Mr. ji
be. Nee approved of. After • more essaily es=
&Mils Is the Legislative Coumil, the Hoods. Preys era-
moos was reirrted by • Mainrit of dr to *rem as
~ow Five Brothers wee in the Cavell' mew as
the Mb ultimo, the Ade&ralty Chart sad the Mimi Not
set bovisg gives asfleleat information of the dense of the
peemagm
The expert of Ma eml alit fee the moms shows the total
be gds, 35,121,100165 tee, against
IVAIIIIIraIset meow, ver • deereme of 2,986,800tb5. Of
lelikietweeret amounts to 62,717 bales. spirt 48,42/1, or
am of 4.165. To Marseilles the expert d silk
St to 5,9911 bales. The toed upset of Mto the
Vestedaas ersosede to 41,633,3000 m