The Express. — 1859-07-05 (London, England)

CHINA.  We have received advice* from Hoeg•tong to the date of May 6.  The fullowing summary of nein is given by the Overland China Mail: The London Mail of the 10th March arrived berc on the nth el Iva  The Ilea. Mr. Brae, the minbter to Peking and the new superintendent of British trade in China, arrived at HongRag in the Magicians, on the 26th ultimo, bet did not lend officially till the 2nd instant, when he ammod charge of the superintendency. On Fridsy he goes from this to Cates, in order, it is presumed, to settle the site for the new factories, end shortly after will deport foe the nee*. Though Mr. Braes goes to Peking, in order to exchange the ratified treaty, It la geserally understood that his permanent resident* will be at Shanghai. Another arrival has been that of the new naval commander, Rear-Admiral Hope, C.B. Sir John Bowring lease for Ragland by this mail, after ten years in China, but no news bee arrived of the appointment of a successor. In thew circumetances the acting governorship devolves on Colonel Caine, the lieutenant-governor, who boa been minnected with the colony since its formation. Another colonial change is the resignation of the chief mordents, the Hon. Tudor Davies, who has accepted the office of Ceenntientner of Foreign Revenue under the Chinese government. The death of Pili.kwei, the Governor of Canton, bee given rise to a number of reports among the Chinon who rally know bees about their officals than we do ourselves. It was aid among them that he bad committed suicide, or had died of grief, on heating of the execution of his brother Pal-roes at Peking. who,as mentioned in our last twos, wee publicly decapitated or tampering with the papers at a Stem, examination, and whose death was the more ignominious ne it is the only instance of a Mandarin of the first meek having been publicly executed under the present dynasty. Keying and others who were condemned to death, "received permission" to strangle themselves ar otherwise make away with themselves. But it la very doubtful whether Pih-kwel woe a brother of Pih-auto, the only proof given being the commencement of their mama which they had in common.  As we anticipated there has leen little foundation for the rumour, in regard to the re-establishment at Canton of the old Cobong, or authorised association of merchants, having the exclusive privilege of dealing with foreign traders. In our present issue we publish a lengthy correspondence on the subject between Mr. Conaul Alec.* and Hang, the Comptroller of Maritime Custom at Canton—an officer who Is generally called "The Hoppo," that haring been the name of a Mandarin who filled the office many years ago. The oorrespondeace shows there is no intention of re•ertabllehing the Cohoag, but that the principal Chinne dealers in foreign goods at Canton desired to do so in order to put a stop to smuggling.  The export of tea to Great Briteia this meson amounts to 66 do2,loolbs. against 69,176,100tbe. teat seems, showing a decrease of 16374,0005 e.; to the Uotted States the export amounts to 28,647,40016 e.  The export of silk this season to (treat Briton is 66,228 bales against 56,434, or an increase of 8,794 this sawn. The Pekin takes about 1,883 bales. To Marseilles the export amounts to 7,869, and the Pekin takes about 244.