 London, July 6.' It is announced' that Sir Auckland Cpl ville, Financial Adviser to' the Egyptian ' Government,' has been' appointed 'British Agent, or Consul-general, "and Minister Plenipotentiary in Egypt, vice Sir Evelyn Baring, resigned. - •■ • ■  i Oount De Lesseps will shortly, arrive* iii London ;. at the invitation -of 'the to conclude an agreement securing the necessary land, < and' to> arrange other pre liminaries rfor.the construction of a second ■ canal throiigh tlteJsthmus. of. Suez. j Mr Ellis. Ashmead-Bartlett, - M. P, 'for J Eye, has given notice of his intention to move, in the. House of Commons, that "it is desirable that a .British protectorate should be .established over New Guinea, in compliance with the wish expressed by the Colonies." Aloanisaunou-nced of L 250,000 ster ling for the Melbourne Harbour Trust/ The Standard considers that the indig nant attitude of the Australian Colonies is fully justified- by vthe conduct of the- Imperial Government in relation to New Guinea. It expresses doubts as -to thb. probability of federation amongst the Aus tralian Colonies being effected at an early date. " ■ - - The St. Petersburg "Press is urging upon the Russian Government the neces sity for the establishment of a naval sta tion in the Pacific. ( Professor Huxley has. been elected pre sident of the Royal Society. It is believed in. official circles ;£hat cbri .sideration.of. the New "Guinea annexation question will ,very..soon be reopened by the Imperial Government. ,M. .Paul de ' Cassagnac .is urging, through the Press, thai a .Bourbon Dynasty is preferable to a Republic. ' ,The , Commission on Affairs in the South Pacific, delayed reporting while the annexation of New Guinea was in sus pense. * , .The steamer -Fenstanton's cargo, of frozen mutton is selling .at from 6id to |d perdb. The ,. report published here that /the. French, flag, had , been hoisted over ' the New .Hebrides created, a great sensation. - The authorities, deny all knowledge on the subject. The St. James' Gazette "say a it is impossible. not to sympathise with the Australian, Colonies .in the. severe discom fort arid insecurity they must experience while islands so. near them are open to foreign .occupation. or to become centres of. crime. 