The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

MORE DEPREDATIONS BY THE ALABAMA.

The Times of India says, in its impression of
Jan- 29:—" The Confederate privateer Alabama is on our
oust She captured and burnt the Amen as ship Emma
Jams off Trevandrum on the 14th indant, and landed the
°apish: and mew at Anima* on the 17th indent. The
Emma Jane oiled from Bombay on the sth instant, bound
to Amherst. The Alabama ie now reported to be cruising
off Bombay harbour, lying in wait for the American ion ship
now doe, and for several American ships in this port under
Matter to put to es within a few days. It is run expected
that she may ease into pork for the purpose
of waling. It la earlainly a very awkward con-
sideration in curl reception of Captain Semmes, should
he venture in, that it is by no means certain
at present whose property he las been destroying. It may
be regarded u certain, that if the Northern Slides bring
this war to a suoarsaful close, they will at once prefer a
demand upon na, for indemnity for the vessels and cargoes
that Clapham Semmes bouts that be has destroyed. Nor is
it by any means certain that this demand can be roccess-
folly resisted. For the late arrest at the Alexandra, sad
other used, fitting out for similar minim in the porta of
England, i• a tacit admindon that the Alabama ought not to
have been allowed to lean Liverpool. It is plainly prema-
ture, therefore, to conclude that Captain Semmes is
destroying American property. It ix poutble that it will
be found at last, that it is British property that he is des-
troying, in his long piratical maim ; and that the home tu-
mor may have to pay the loss to the Let farthing. Should
the demand for indemnity be made—as it is owiain it will
ba—we shall have to refer the matter to arbitration of
same other power, with the sot improbable, and very un-
pleasant, result of finding the award given against us.
Jubilations, therefore, on the part of Englishmen at the
moos of the Alabama, are strangely out of place ; for
should her depredations eventually fall upon ourselves, we
shall justly bare made ourselves the laughing-dock of the
world by our folly. Unpleasant as an award against us in
this matter would be, the national interests we believe
would be better served the:eh), than by an award in our
favour.

A Bombay paper Gaye :—" The price of gold in
Chdentta sank early in this month (January) so low that,
Remould have been reshipped to London at J per cent. profit.
133 much for excluding gold from the ladies currency."

Mr. J. D. Allcroft, of the firm of Dent, All.
croft and Co., bee liberally presented to the National Life-
boat thstitsitics, the east at the Greencastle, Loodorderry,
lifeboat,
BROTHER IGNATICEO-4 establiAment of •
mosairwry" in Norwich by the " English Order of Bt.
Benedict" has mused considerable excitement in that city.
Bo great has been the clamour occasioned that the bretbrea
have bad to call is the aid of the police, and they have now
resolved to admit no oae to their chapel except on payment
of a small admission fee. Beason tickets, at Ss. per quarter,
have Mao been introduced. It is announced that the chapel
will be solemnly opened on Thursday. and that some
"novices will make their profession of the 11b0•201k vows"
on the occasion. Brother Ignatius is the master-spirit in
all these presidiums. It appears that the Rev. O. Drury,
rector of Midas—where Brother lgastius Sri attained
hi present notoriety—hem, in consideration of the Bishop
of Norwich oonsenting to waive the further prosecution of
the milt against him, missed to discontinue aB the pro.
osesima, 0101101011i1111, aad Misnames complained of. -Mr.
Drury has also nada taken to pay the costs of the suit.
Dispose Tr/SA[,9B.—A fife-size model of Jet-
flews' Davis, President of the Confederate States, Isis been
jast added to Madame Tumand's historical pllery, in
Baker-street. The likeness bas beets prommeed to be ex-
ogamic A model of President bawls is also in the ex-
Mitre.