ouh to good government in Itoluml. This motion is deemed by Loid S.iliH buiy to bo a throat to tho House of Lords,

other two meanly crawled into the orohard, anil, beinjf suddenly aurp ised, made good thuir cscipo, but nut without something being known of them. I understand thero is no intention to prosecute in this instanoo, in tlio hopo that tho disgrace of boing dc tectod, will bo a uuffioiont warning to these boys and others of their thievish propon aitiO3, and a caution to parents of such boys to oxoroiso it little moro control over thoir idlo hours, 1 should like you also to warn four full grown young men, equally well dressed (no dog« following), one wearing bluo suit and atraw hat, detected at the same employment, same orchard, one hour after tho abovo. On Saturday night Mr Denton delivered his sixth looture at tho Volunteer Hall, «'n titlod tho " Glacial Period and Ago of Man, 1 when there was a full houso, Jn speaking of tho glacial or drift period, Mr Den ton referred to its backward and unpromising look, This period, whoso existence was marked by sand beds, bouldors, etc., must have come on rapidly, no satisfactory theory, however, having beon established as to its ciuse or origin. Tracos of tho movements of vast ginoiors wore overywhe/e found in tho bed rook under pebble or sand bods, where tho rook wna marked with furrows and soratohes. Tho rounding off of boulder*, such as are found abundantly on thin coast, was explained by this action which aho cuisod the rounding off of mountains. The kinds of annnals were described whoso re mains indicated their existence during tho early part of this period, whioh abounded with mammoths, cave bears, oto, Trace! of man* existence were also briefly referred to. At tho close of tho lecture a number of inter opting viows were as usual shown. To-night tho subject lectured upon will bo " Tho Future of the Planet." Tho Timaru Herald of Saturday says ! " Wo understand that negotiations have boon concluded through tho Union Bank whereby the necessary funds for tho con atiuctiou of tho first section of tho Wai in ato Gorge railway, about eight milos to tho Wniho river, havo boon arrangod for. 