Local Intelligence.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XV, Issue 1131, 30 April 1858, Page 3

Local Intelligence.

Military Thf.atrf..— On Monday evening Mr. B. N. Jones, recently ot the Theatre Royal, took a benefit at this theatre, which, notwithstanding the extremely unfavourable state of the weather, attracted a very numerous and select audience. The pieces played were the acting version of Shakespere's Taming of the Shrew and an Irish farce called Paddy Miles' Boy, besides a most amusing interlude. The play was capitally performed. Mr. Jones was thoroughly at homo as Petruchio, and both looked and acted the character admirably. Mrs. Jackson, as Katherine, faiily took us by surprise. She had evidently studied the character carefully, and her impersonation of it was in all respects admirable. She played with spirit, and at the same time with propriety, and avoided the common error of representing a hot tempered ill-used lady as a mere vulgar termagant. Miss Batwell, in the small part of Bianca, did all she had to do well. Mr. Wood, also recently of the Theatre Royal, made a capital Baptista ; and the remaining characters were more than creditably filled by military amateurs. Between the pieces Mrs. Jackson sang a ballad, which was vehemently encored, and Miss Batwell "danced a dance" which she was obliged to repeat. Mullins sang his favorite song Claude Melnotte on a real live donkey, and kept the audience in a perfect roar. He narrowly escaped a double encore. And last not least, Mr. Jones delivered his amusing lecture on the lights of women. The farce of Paddy Miles' Boy concluded the evening's entertainments, and sent home every body in perfect good humour. Escape from the Stockade.— On Wednesday a prisoner, sentenced to transportation for life, escaped from the Stockade, and up to a late hour last evening had not been taken by the police, who are in pursuit ot him. Concerts.— lt will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr. Jackson commences his evening concerts on Saturday next at the William Denny Hotel. The New Zealand Gazette.— A ' Gazette,' dated Wennesday, the 27th instant, contains a proclamation declaring the disallowance of the Dog Registration Act, 18-58, passed by the Provincial Council of New Plymouth ; also a notification of his Excellency's acceptance of Dr. Featherston's resignation of the office of Superintendent, of the Province of Wellington; also notification of the appointment of Mr. Robert Schultz, as Registrar, under the Marriage Act, 1854, and Deputy Registrai of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, under the Registration Ordinance, No. 9, for the Kawhia District; also a notice that tenders will be received, until Monday next, for the supply of Belmont sperm candles, for the Legislative Council and House of Representatives—tenders to specify rate per pound, and be endorsed " Tenders for sperm candles*"