The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

THE BANK OF PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MAY 3.

The Bank of Prussia has raised its rate' of die-
oount to b per cent. upon bills of exchange to-day.

AUSTRIAN LOAN.

VIENNA. MAT 3.

The Minister of Finance has issued w 5 per cent
loan for 70 million florins, payable in silver, and
redeemable within 3b years.

RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.

Yeeterday, in committee of the Commons on the me-
tropolitan railways, oatmeal in opposition to the proposed Bah
terser Estonians of he Loodoe, Chatham, sad Dover Rail-
way Company were beard, and today, after hearing counsel
for the whole emia, Du committee will give their decision
epos all the three competiog schemes. 'The* bills for the
Bristol Port and Channel Docks, and Bristol Port Extension
railways were passed, but that for the Bristol Central
Station Railways was rejected. The committee oa the Wrax.
Bun, Mold, and Coosab s Quay Railway pained that bill, and
then proceeded with the coonderatioc at the Oswastry and
HN 'whims and other railway ooeupsaies'amaigeniaties, which
ars proposed to be imorporated older the new title of tho
Cambrian Railways Company, with an aggregate capital
et 2.074,999 J., end to anthorhe tweety•two railway
companies be the dietrict to pant hases to the
Oswestry and Newtown, and to make arrangements inter es,
sod with the Londoo and North Western and
G reat Western.
After bearing further avidencs sad the gerund opposition,
the committee pared the bill for tie Dumfriesshire and
Cumberland Railway, and proceeded with the clause*.
Evidence illuaarative of the external the coal truffle is being
taken in the committee on the propougi Blackburn lines of
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, and in favour of the Dublin
Grand Junction Railway. The case for the Oreat Northern
Railway Company's ateresions to Boars and Lisiewla was
couladed, and the eppesitiou for Lord Middletoa hod Ulnae
iatenete commenced, kr.Addisoo, engineer, beings:roomed.
The project for the Wallasey Enthanktneat was approved
of. The bills wondered and pawed ia Mr. Massey 's com-
mute*, ware the Antony Central Railway, for a deviation
of three miles ; Kant Coast Railway, to take for
stations and approaches to the esplanade sad suds
at Rumple,additional lands there, at Gravemey,
and Roculver, to raise 90,0004 by abates, and 30,0004
by loan, and to lease to the Leedom, Chatham, and
Darer Railway ; Booth Eastern Railway, far short limes from
the Mid-Kent (Addisoembe) Railway, of we mils to the
Addiscombe Railway, of three miles from Croydon
to the Cataluna branch at Couledon, of four miles
from Otlord to Bromley, to raise 180,0001., and
60,900/. lons ; also for extensions of nine miles
from Beenchley to Hartley near Cranbrook, and thence
to Turman 9 mita to the Ashford and Reatiegs
line, of 7 mike at Appledore, and af 3 miles from the eau-
may's main line at holt wood to Shonicliffe camp. For those
objects it is proposed to raise 450,0001. as new ordinary or
pratereaes s tai, and 150,0001. loaa. Peterstield and
Bishops Waltham Railway ; Aberystwith sod Welsh Cost
Railway ; North Western ; Liverpool and London Fire and
Life Insurance ; Wallasey Improvement ; Lo
Improvement ; Liverpool Sanitary ; Bolton Gas74:d4ea
kenny Cathedral General Fund. In committoo of the
Lords the Ashton-ooder•Lyne Water Bill wan further con-
sidered, and the following bilk were pseud in the com-
mittee of which Lord Redasdale is the chairman—Loodoe,
Brighten, and South Coast for an extension of 13 miles
from &idyls Mill, Rothschild, to Hailsharn, aid from
thanes to Willitudoa on the &arbour!» branch, to raise
250,0001. and borrow 83,0001. ; Bembridge Railway, Tram-
way and Piot ; North &Wm (I acciesfield Branch); Lleni-
dims and Newtown, to extend time for taking lands, to
raise a further ram of 113.0001., and 33,000 f. by loan, to
enlarge stations and lay down additional rails ; and Saba-
burry Railway and Mariket-boomi.