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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 541, 7 August 1865, Page 5

Fire in* York stefet.—The fire which destroy ed the pr mises of M ears John Frazor and Co.. aM.hrcorner of York and Rarrack-streets, is stilt buminpr notwithstanding the heavy rain ot Friday niuht and . the copious Btro tms of water whh-h hav« been ince-- ! santly poured upon the burning* ra i-'S by tho The T*a,lls not actually destroyed by fire Wf! re pullpf down on Saturdav, so that now there is no fartbe danger of accident from their falling outwards on t.persons in tho etro t Tin firemen manag- dto flocd the cellar pome time durin? Saturday night, and thi fire in the south store has been well nigh N»t so, however, with tlie other wirehouso, f"i al'houzh the flames have been subdued, there is ye' a large qu intitv of goods burning- *3 lie fire i> coated over with bricks'and other rubbi-h, and, therefore a ™oo i dealof tho water flows off without pen*-trat ing to the fire. Two-treams of water from the hydrant? were plied ye-terday and last night; "an! though the fuel should not be exhausted, it will no doubt be possible to remove some of the debris to-morrow. Clouds of smoke continue t) rise, and tho atmosphere ol the neighbourho d is permeated by a disagreeable and suffocating odour. The inquest is to begin this evening.—Hi/dtiey Jlomitiq Herald, -fulv 24. Chinese Puocosals oe Mau-iage —Wron a pentleman de irons of takinjr unto himself a wife, bo sends to the paternal head of some family condaughters for specimens of the tizea of their ' with the orices attached. One foot is valued at perhaps two thousand dollar*, the next smallest at ® tn "ueand. and i-o forth according to the market. Atter the foot (or the lady to whom it belong-') is choßen, she in sent in a sedan chair to the intended • •* hou^e; he meets her at the door, look.s WlO the vehicle to take a view of the f«ir one, and, if Buita his taste, he admits her As soon as she pMsei hii threshold, she becomes his lawful wife ; but . iikeß not the lady, ho shuts the door, and she is twrnwi whither ahe came.