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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 576, 8 February 1851, Page 4

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[From the New Zealander.'] Coroner’s Inquest.—An inquest was held at the Windsor Castle Inn, Parnell, yesterday afternoon, before Wm. Davies, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Mr. William Fellowes, late proprietor of a small school in that neighbourhood, who had died suddenly in the course of the preceding morning. From the evidence of Dr. McGauran, who had made a post mortem examination of the body, the jury were at once satisfied that the cause of death was apoplexy, and returned a verdict accordingly. Auckland Agricultural and Horticultural Society,—-The Annual Meeting of this Society was held on Saturday afternoon last, at the ‘ Exchange Hotel,’ for the election of officers and general business, Major Matson, President, in the chair. The fol. lowing officers were appointed for the ensuing year: President, Percival Berrey, Esq Vice Presidents, W. F. Porter, Esq., Captain Hamilton; Committee, Messrs. William Connell, T. D. Cleghorne, Samuel Clarke, Jos, May,JF. W. Merriman, A. Mears, R. x ans, R. Taylor, and Jas. Williamson. The Report of the Committee was read and ordered to be printed. Dangerous Land Slip.—On Thursday an immense quantity— supposed .to be not less than sixty or seventy tons weight—of the

ear them cliff overhanging the back premises, of the Victoria Hotel almost suddenly f e ]] Fortunately no loss of human life or limb te *' suited from the accident; but it might have, proved a serious calamity, as only a verv little time before a number of persons were crowding Mr. Levy’s skittle alley, over which the enormous mass tumbled down with scarcely any other warning than a loud crack which almost instantly preceded its descent,