No. 30,136 LONDON, Monday, JANUARY 9,1871 PRICE 3d.
    BIRTHS

On 1st inst., at Sheernedd Dockyard, the wife of CAPT. A.C.Curtis, R.N.,H.M.S. Duncan, of a son.

On 2nd inst., at 2, Brick-street, Hyde Park, NW, the wife of LEONARD LIONEL CHOEN, of a daughter.

Retraction: In yesterday's paper we mistakenly reported SARAH CONNOR gave birth to a son JOHN CONNOR. We have been informed that Sarah was in fact brutally shot to death 2 years ago along with 15 Police Officers at the Islington Police Station. We are not sure how me made such a mistake. Our appoligies.

    MARRIAGES

On Friday, 1st December, at St. Hilda's, Camberwell, Miss MARY MORSTAN. daughter of the late Capt. ARTHUR MORSTAN of 34th Bombay Infantry, and JOHN H. WILSON, of 220 Baker Street, London.

    DEATHS

On the 28th December, suddenly, at Rosemont Landor-road, Stockwell, ELIZABETH DIANA, widow of GEORGE LEWIS BROOKE, aged 52. American papers, please copy.

On the 30th December after long illness, WILLIAM PEABODY of Lower Bedford-street, Russell Square, aged 63.

On the 10th from an accident whilst bathing, REST WILLIAM FLINT, Town Clerk of the City of Canterbury, aged 49.

    FUNERALS.

CORAY'S for FUNERALS.

TOPIARY Renderings of your dearly departed, all very tasteful. Times Box 11.

LONDON NECROPOLIS, Brookwood, Private Station. Near Working. 500 acres exquisitely planted. Most beautiful cemetery in Europe. 50 minutes from private station, adjoining Waterloo. Refreshment and retiring rooms. Cheap return tickets on Sunday for visitors. Charges fixed by Parliament.

Altar Crosses, Candelsticks, Vases, Flagons, Chalices, Magickal Potions, Genuine Hindu Incense, Egyptian curiosities. Quinn's Curious Curiosity Shoppe. 28 Poland-Street, NW.

    MISCELLANEOUS

DR. SAAIR'S MAGIC ELIXIR -- Incredible REMEDY for large variety of AILMENTS. Cures cold, coughs, boils, goute, fever, galloping consumption, shakes, and dropsy. Bottles 2s. Sold Everywhere.

No task too GREAT for Brody's task force. Able-bodied men all, for jobs of all sizes and difficulties. Try us and see. Low rates. The Strand, London.

    PERSONAL &c.

J.V. -- They were quite delightfull--A.

FIVE POUND REWARD -- Lost on the 1st at Portman-rooms, a DIAMOND BROOCH, consisting of a large diamond, in platnum and blue enamel setting. Whomever shall take the same to 2 Baron's-court Terrace, West Kensington, shall receive the reward.

    FATAL ACCIDENT
A sad accident occured Friday Last at Chapelwaite Manor, where Lord William Blakely, whilst riding about his grounds received a concussion of the brain and died in a few hours. Family and friends are invited to attend the funeral at Lord William's Chapelwaite Manor today at 4 o'clock.
    ENTERTAINMENT

WIST TOURNAMENT. To be played on Wednesday. Open to players and spectators. GRAND MATCH for 200 pounds. BAGATELLE CLUB, 14, Poland-street, NW.

GALLERY of MYSTERY. Dean-street, Oxford-street, - - the GREAT LOMBARDO'S magickal, mysterious and illusory ENTERTAINMENT, twice daily, at 3 and 8. Prices 1s. to 5s. Box office open at 10am.

MLLE. CLOTILDE KLEEBERG had the honour to announce that she will be giving two PIANFORTE RECITALS at Princes-hall, on Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Doors open at 2:30.

SARASARTE will PLAY first sonota in E minor, opus 73, for piano and violin with Madame Berthe Marx, at his first concert, St Jamess-hall, Saturday afternoon next, at 3.

To the Editor of the Times
Sir -- Surely the time has come to grant Home Rule to Ireland and to let the Irish people out from under the heavy paw of the British Lion. After decades of violence, we should realize that continued resistance to an idea whose time has come can only result in more violence and pain. Boycotts and assasinations will not cease through an endless progression of Acts of Coercion, Land, or Arrears. We can only hope that the Loin will soon release its prey, a prey which would certainly prove more valuable if not completely devoured.

I am, Sir, your obiedient servent, Dirken Topper

    MORE CHILDREN MISSING FROM PIDDLEBENCH

Between 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock last night another young child, JOHNNY SMYTHE, was found to be missing from his home near the village of Piddlebench. Johnny is the 13th child reported missing from that region in the last 2 months. At this time, Scotland Yard has been unable to find any trace of the missing children. The police are much attacked as a consequence of their having not found the children nor arrested any suspects at this time.

The inhabitants of Piddlebench and the surrounding area are reported to be in a panic. Many of the families in the are are reported to be leaving or have already left home. Scotland Yard has called in its chief instector, Ebenizer Windibank, to personally investigate the crimes as the villagers are increasingly anxious as to the discovery and apprehension of the perpetrator or perpetrators of these crimes.

The Yard has posted a reward of 3000 Pounds Sterling for information leading to the missing children and/or apprehension of the perpetrator.

Investigators are also looking for ROBERT BOOTHE. Boothe, a minister of an unorthodox church in the Piddlebench area, is also missing. It is suspected that Boothe's disappearance may in some way be connected.

To the Editor of the Times
Sir, the recent affir of the missing childen in Piddlebench, makes plain that we have disturbed SUPERNATURAL foces and are paying with our children. Surely if the kidnappings were the work of some present-day mortal human,the police would surely discover his identity and bring him to justice. My son STEVEN, was kidnapped 3 weeks ago. My grief at his loss is boundless, and I pray that he may be found alive. But I despair, for I am convinced that Robert Boone is a servert of Satan, and has meddled in magic and sorcery of which we know naught, and of which we have not the means to control or understand.

M.Thomas, Piddlebench

To the Editor of the Times
Sir -- as a man of science and medicine, I must protest the recent innuendos of supernatural forces at work in the recent disappearances at Piddlebench. In these modern days of advanced scientific progress, we simply cannot in good conscience ascribe to the supernatural effects which so clearly are caused by wicked men. It is clear that evil forces are at work, but those evil forces are the evil of men's deeds, not the work of occult forces. I can only repeat emphatically, that such insinuations are utter nonsense and balderdash, without the slightest scientific basis, and a disgrace to the pages of your venerable newspaper. I pray that the wicked men which are causing so much pain will be soon apprehended. My deepest regrets to the poor families of Piddlebench.

I am, Sir, your obiedient servent, John H. Watson, M.D.