The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-25 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

The Dutch Minister of Finance ha signified in a
non-official manner to the journals his intention to
effect, about the end of the present year, the conver-
sion of the Four per Cents. into 'three per Cents.
The amount of inscriptions on the great book of Four
per Cent. stock is 237} millions of florins. This news
has been well received at the Bourse at Amsterdam.

ITALY.
PIEDMONT.

The Official Gazette of Saray of the 20th, posi-
tively asserts, upon the authority of advice. from
Turin, that M. Pernati, miniver of the interior, has
resigned, and that the King has scut for Count
Pouza di San Martino.

Tho Piednsontese Gazette, of the 21st, publishes al
notification issued by the Minister of Public Works
at Turin, announcing that as the Sardinian govern-
ment has determined upon opening a competition for
the construction of a transalpine road through Savoy,
all competent capitalists, contractors, and companies
are invited to send in their propositions, limited
by the conditions annexed to the notification.
Companies or persons desirous of adventuring their
capital in the said enterprise must apply to the minis-
ter of public works for permission to survey the line
they propose at their own risk and expense, which
will be granted to them upon their depositing a proper
sum, to answer for any damage that might be occa-
sioned during the operations. Orders will moreover
be given to the authorities to give every assistance
and local information in their power to the
surveyors. The principal conditions laid down
are as follow :—The line is to commence at Modane,
in the province of Modena, and follow the valley of
the Ate, until it meets the 1%71.0, which it is to follow as
far as Montmeillan, whence it is to strike off to Cheru-
bim From the latter place it is to proceed to Aix-les-
Rains, take the direction of Athens, and turn
off towards Annecy, to which it is to ap-
proach as near as the ground will allow, and
thence take the direction of the frontier of Geneva,
so as to pass through the most populous districts
with the smallest possible expense. The Sardinian
government engages to treat with the canton of
Geneva and tho federal government, in order to
obtain for the successful company the concession of
that portion which is to continue to the city of
Geneva. There is to be a single line of rails; the
radii of the curves are not to be less than 450 metres,
except in some extraordinary case, where 300 may
be allowed. Tho bridges are to be of stone or iron.

TURKEY.
The Monitors of Paris says :
We have received intelligence from Constantinople to the
10th, to the effect that Fuad Effendi is nominated minister
of foreign affairs; that every satisfaction has been granted
us in what concerns Tripoli ; and that every disposition is
shown to accede to our other demands.

MONT BLANC.—(Extract from a letter dated Cha-
mouni, August 19.)—" An unsuccessful attempt to
ascend Mont Blanc was made yesterday by a party
of five travellers. The weather has been generally
very unfavourable, but Monday and Tuesday were
Eo flue, that the gentlemen prepared for the ascent.
The guides prognosticated a change. The party,
however, would not attend to their advice, but in-
sisted on starting about 10 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing. About 3in the afternoon it came on to rain.
They crossed the Glacier des Boesous in safety, and
reached the Grand Mulcts about half-past 5. Here
they passed a miserable night, and returned this
morning in rather a crest-fallen procession, reaching
the village about noon. Chamouni is crowded
with visitors, and the greatest difficulty ie
experienced in getting anything like a bed.
The weather has been, at the same time, any-
thing but pleasant. The road between the village
and Sallenches has become very dangerous from the
storms. Several of the bridges have been carried
away by the torrents; regular carriage communica-
tion has been repeatedly stopped ; and the nerves of
the lady tourists have been put to some very serious
trials. A char-a-bane was overturned last week near
Les Ouches, in consequence of the road having been
cot up by a torrent, and one young lady was much
hurt. But the people still continue to pour in,
Sand
the Sardinian government has reorganised all the
guides under the old regulations broken in 1848."