The Press.
London, England, 1858-06-05 00:00:00

CENTRAL AMERICA.

A convention has been concluded and signed be-
tween the Governments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua
on the one part, and M. Felix Belly, acting on b -
half of M. Millaud and Co., of Paris, on the other,
relative to the concession of an interoceanie canal by
the river San Juan and Lake Nicarogua. These
repubics have placed themselves under the joint
protection of England, France, and Sardinia.

INDIA.

FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN SIR WILLIAM PEEL.-
BRIGADIER HON. A. HOPE KILLED.

The following telegram from her Majesty's Acting
Consul General in Egypt was received at the Foreign
Office, May 30, at nine p.m. :

ALEXANDR“, May 20.
The steamer Ganges arrived at Suez yesterday, with
Bombay dates to the oth instant.
General Walpole, with the heavy column from Lucknow,
reached Futtehghur on the 97th of April, where he was
met by the commander-in•chief. Three other columns
are to join as they advance on Bareil.ly, which is expected
to he invested about the 10th instant.

General Walpole's division, on the 1:411 of April, made
an unsuccessful attack on the Fort of Howas, which was
attended with considerable loss—l'our officer;, including
lirigadier Adrian Hope, and about a hundred men, having
fallen. Our troops were obliged to retire, but the enemy
evacuated the Fort in the night, and the column moved
forward.

On the 22nd a large body of rebels was encountered
opposite Kanouje, and was dispersed with loss of four
guns, their camp, and 530 or Ii )O killed.
Kuoer Singh, with about 2,000 rebels, although hotly
pursued by Brigadier Douglas, crossed the Ganges on the
sth of April, and arrived at Jugdespore on the 22nd.
On the followintt day a force of 300 men under captain
Lagrand, which advanced from Arrah, having followed the
enemy into the jungle, was defeated; 133 men and three
officers killed.

Body was taken by General Whitelock on the I Nth of
April, alter an engagement in which the enemy lust ;ill°
men and four guns.
Sir H. Rose left Jhensi on the .27th, and expected first
to be joined by General Whitelock, and then to fight the
Ranee's army, 1'2,000 strong, encamped at Kuouch, in
advance of Calpee.
The Kotah force has gone. into quarters, with the ex-
ception of a aural brigade ordered to protect Sir H.
Rose's rear.

General Penny is moving now from the Ganges to
assail Calpee from the east.
Brigadier Johns, of the 60th Rifles, has been successful
in reaching Mori lad on the 25th of April, after three
actions, and the captdre of Rujeedabad and Nujeena.
Sir W. Peel died at Cawnpure ou the 27th of April, of
smallpox.

Telegram dated Allahabad, the Ist of May : •
ROH I LCUND.
The commander-in-chief joined General NValpole's
division on the :27th of April, and entered Shahjehanpoor
without opposition on the 30th. The people who had de-
serted the town were passed retur.iiug as the column ad-
vanced towards Azunitt‘e.

Brigadier Penuefather attacked the rebels on the 30th of
April, about ten miles from Budaon, and defeated them,
taking several guns.
Kooer Singh's force, by the blest accounts, was intrench-
ing itself at Jung Deespoor (Jugdesponr?). Koner Singh
himself was wounded in forcing his way to Jung Deespoor,
and is now said to have died from the effects of his wounds.
G. F. EnmoxsTour:,
Secretary to the Government of India with
the Governor-General.
VINCENT (1. ISIONTANAL:O.
Malta, May 30, 1858.
CAWNPORE DISTRICT.
A party of rebels, about 1,000 strong, surprised the
police and the Tehaildar establishment on the 2nd of May.
The Telisildar was wounded and a small amount of
treasure lost.