Death Of Lord-Byron.
A X houl-iert. in 'towi 3 ystaFdhy mormingn -itl .the disiressing. *intelligence of ithe'ecease of Lord Byron, at. 3Missologngl - ori' the ath f-A lirillafter n-dlness'f!ten days. 'A cold; attended.withilfin iiinnation, was the. cause.- of jbe fatal .esuh- Lord Sillidy. O0borne's letters ffoiii. Corfu are 'lated the - 2Tth of' April. His- Loidship was. about to proceed imm ediately ti'oZante vthere the body htd arrived. .. - 'Lord Byron had perfectly recove6ed,'ftm bis ilnesscin. February, which was of' quite-a dlffire t iatureSfroxi tt. under whicb:he'did..7 The follo in ,' is a iranslation 'of he Ptpclamatior; whizt was issuedby th'e'Ureek Authorities at. MissoIontghi, tQ t b' grief of its inhabitants, who were th'us asfrested in the eekes. -bration of their Easter fest-vities :- '-- . i;PROVI[SIONAL G}OVB:RNhENT.:OF GRE1XCE.- - " The present dlays of festivity are convyerted into days otf brtter lamentation for all . r'a " "Lord Noel Byron departed this lifeit'o-aay, about eleyen o'clock in the evening, in consequeeb e bf a rheumatic in.. fiammatory fever, which had }asted 'for ten days. "DVuring the time of his illness,' .your general anxiety evinced the profound sorrowv that peyraded your hearts. All classes, without distinction of age or sex, oppressed by grief, entirely forgot the dlays of Easter. "' The death'of this illustrious personage is'certainly a most calanitous event for all Greece, and still more lament- able for this city, to which he was emiuently partial, of Which he became a citizen, and of the dangers of wvhich he was determined personally to partake when circumstances. should require it. " His mitnificeit donations to this community are be- fore the ejes of every one, and no one amongst us ever ceased, or ever will cease, to consider. him, -with the purest-... and most grateful s'2ntiments, our benefaetor. " Until the dispositions of the Nationa-l Governrent re-- garding this most calamitous event be kvown, lby virtue of the decree of the Legislature, No. 314, of date the 15th October, It is ordained, 1. Ta-morrow, by sun-rise, thirty-seveni mriute-guus, shall be fired from the batteries of this tovrn, equal to the. number of years of the deceasetl personage. " 2. All public offices, inciuding all Courts of Justice,. shall be shut for three fol]owing days. "3. All shops,exceptthose lborprovisionsandmedidines,. shallalso bekept shut; and allsorts of musical instruments, all dances customary in these days, aU sorts of festivities and merriment in the public tayerns. andl every other sort. of public amusement, shall cease during the above-named, period. ' '' " 4. A general mourming shall take place fot twenty-one davs. "5. Funeral ceremohies shall be performed in churches. .e 11 A. tAlAVROCORDTZO. x o h GIORGIO PRALDI, (Secretary.) i'- ssolonghi, 19th April, 1824." The following letter, announeing the death of Lorl By- roia, has been addressed, by Prince Mavrocordatv, to, the Secretary to the Greek! Committee:- "Aissolonghi, 8th (20th)April; 1824.- " Sir, and my very dear Friend,-It is with the greatest affliction that I fulfil the duty of giving you the sadf neaws of the death of Lord Byron, after ani ilness of ten days.. Our loss is irreparable, and it is with justice that we- abandon ourselves to inconsolable sorrow. Notwithstand - ing the difficult circumstances in which I -am placed, I shall attempt to perform my duty towvards this great man: the eternal gratitude of my country will perhaps be the only true tribute to his memory. The Deputies will com- iunicate to you the dletails of this melancholy event, on which the grief which I feel will not allow me to dwell longer. You will excuse-you will justify, my being over- whelmed with sorrow, and accept the assurance of my de- votion and the high consideration with which I have the honour to be, Sir, o " Your very humble and very obedlient servant, To J. Bowring, Esq., " A. MAVROCORDATO. Secretary to the Greek Committee.' I I I- LORD--YW, .