Mk' Brissenden, like Byron, awoke, one morning and found himself famous. - He came and has gone, disappearing, like Jupiter, behind a cloud, "Abiit, evasit, erupit." *We learn that the Government is no longer to hare the\ benefit of his valuable services. So be it./ At the same time, we hope our morals will not be considered alarmingly lax when we say that he has had but hard measure dealt out to him. - We have nof the honour of the slightest acquaintance with Mr Brissenden, but if there is • nothing more to be said against him than what is contained in the Ohinemuri report, then he is but a petty transgressor indeed, compared with other .persons in the employment of the Government. Hitherto character has not been a test of admission to the Civil Service, and if the Government is -now to be^ virtuous in this particular way^ and^ permit no more cakes and ale for sinners', then let them go through with their principle. . Brissenden is but small game, and by himself a mere scape goat. Where shall we draw the line ? " Tremble, ye sinners, uowhipt of justice." Will the drunk-"" ards henceforth be safe: will those who;, cherish more attachment to other men's wives than their own have their peccadilloes condoned ? Will the fraudulent debtors, the liars, the loose livers—those perhaps who are only themselves iinder another name, and who', like Constable. Elbow, have " too much wife for their office"—escape scot-free. There is a wide field for the exercise of their new vocation by those of our newspapers who have suddenly become loud on the score of I official honour '(save the mark). Ijetp them prosecute the subject. Forourown part, until something more root-reaching is proposed, we should have stuck by little Brissende'n.—Tribune.
, " Cabpe Diem " writes the following to the Tribune :—Sir,-^lt is reported that? Bunny, made a great lapsus lingu® at a late hour the other night at Bellamy's, ■ viz., that Mr Fitzherbert's toast at the ; Monster Otago Banquet is to be— <■ ~Tst^ us cqt, drink, and be merry, far to-morrQTf' we die.'' If true, I say, well done; bravo, old cock, die game by winding -%^ with a jolly good blow out. .
The hair from a lady's braid should never be worn on the lappel of a gentleruan's coat, unless the parties .aro cugdfced.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2121, 21 October 1875, Page 2
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