The Sun. — 1844-03-11 (London, England)

WOREZGN. Accounts from Paris state that the Duke of Nemours is seriously indisposed. The complaint is said to be sore throat. The report_ caused a depression of 30c. in the Three per Cent. Stock on Friday, but on Saturday they recovered and ultimately closed at 82f. 80c. • The heads of the banking-houses in Paris who negotiated the Belgian Loan of 1831-32, on Friday had an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to whom they presented a petition, signed by the holders of. shares in that loan, praying him to use his influence with the- Belgian Government to prevent its reducing the interest of the loan from .Five to Four per Cent., contrary to the terms of the contract.. The Minister' informed them that he had already taken the first steps, and promised to transmit their representations to Brussels. The Viscount de Contades died a few days ago at Paris, from the following comparatively slight cause :—Walking along the _street only a few days before, he fell and broke his thumb. The pain brought on a fever, which terminated his life. The Faubourg St. Martin was on Friday morning in commotion, in consequence of the discovery of a new murder, the body of a woman being found in a cellar cut in pieces. The husband, it is said, has been arrested. The arrests in the Basque Provinces continue. Several of the principal persons in the district.' are involved in the Carlist conspiracy. The Descartes steam-frigate of 450 horse power, was launched at Rochefort on the sth inst. Captain Essen of the English vessel the Romulus, whose crew had the affray with the French ship the Laurentine, in the harbour of Marseilles, which We mentioned on Tuesday, has published in- the journals of that port a statement of the affair in justification of himself, his officers, and men. He de dares, that being obliged to remove the berth of his vessel to escape the consequences of the gale, he was attempting.to do so when the men of the Laurentine, carried a hawser from her to a Neapolitan vessel and barred his passage. Some of his crew went on board the Neapolitan and east off the rope, but it was twice replaced and laid 'across his way again, Upon this his mate went on board the Laurentine to remonstrate When he was violently assaulted and struck in the loins with a. handspike, and that what was afterwards done by his men was merely in self-defence. A few nights ago, as six men belonging to a fishing smack, of Dieppe were in a boat laying the nets for fishing for whiting, a violent gust of wind surprised them, and capsized the boat, causing the loss of every man in her. The Memorial de _Rouen states that the quays of Rouen aro under water from the flood in the Seine, and considerable damage has been done, to goods lying . in the cellars of the adjacent houses. The low grounds near Rouen are all inundated, and much property has been washed away. • The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entertained his Excellency Baron Brunuow and a select party on Sunday evening, at Kew Cottage. Her Majesty's first drawing-room, on the 25th instant, is expected to be very numerously attended. It is understood that the Royal apartments in Kew Palace are to be forthwith prepared for the temporary sojourn of the Prince of Wales, and the Princesses Royal and Alice, during the stay-of the Court in town, for the advantage of the coun try air.  The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland arrived at Stafford House on Friday evening, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. We are happy to hear that the Noble Earl is in a fair way of recovery. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose left town on Saturday, on their return 'to Sulby Hall, for the remainder of the hunting season._