AUCKLAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume II, Issue 57, 31 August 1853, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

Wo ha 'c received n. copy of n protest against ;he r. luinof Lii uii-nmu Colo-iel Wynjard .is Supeiinti-ndriit for Auckland, 1 lie A icitnvnt is a very able one mid 1-, ligned Wither Bro lie and is addressed to tin- CoinmaiidiT in Chief (Viscount llar<l« )•!<;') ; space will not iilloiv of our giving tin- iiitir> document which is lengthy, but the following e\tinct» will show the charat ti-r oft c objections urged. 1. Hocause Lt. Coloni 1 Wynyard, Commander ol'tho forces in New Zealand, has üb'nincd ft lii.li civil position pailly through Ins mili rnry influence. For the officer in command ol a regiment has the p i we i of affecting the constituency by male ii£ vot-s. ]}y allowing his own sol,ditrs, as ni.iny aa he please", to reside a

fW^»K fff? «CTScty~7^-^^yKSrr^i "■ ■"■"•" certain lime out of banaiksas hoiHth'ildcrs they Income entitle! to electnr.il privilege. But flic ex.-tci-c <'f ihi se inivileges U eniiitly under liis own conliol ; foi the soldiers cannot vote at .-ill if he he disposal to hinder them. He has meulv I" oid r them to lemain in barracks, and they cannot even go to poll. In point of l.irt all sach votes nre at his command, for icasons which will he oliv ous to youiself. When I infoun you that tln> votus of the 59th rigiment were oidcied into larrai ks. flnd tlicre infirio^iiicd — Ibilnve, l>y tlip Serjeant M ijor — ns io the ns< wliii h they intended to m.ike of tin ir votes jou will he at no loss to nccount for the inwnimily tviih v Inch they suppm n-el then Lieut. Clonel at the pull. A I>sl (f these as well sis the other pnitics belonging to the diiferent milit.iiy rlapfirlrnenls, nnel therefore more or less under l.ieut. Coloml Wyny aril's immcdi.ite cntitio', is pri iti d m an aicompnny'pp; I'liml er of a loca l journal.

3. 1!( ciimsc in llie < .is' of tlie Ci'ivi ii (ir's dtcei'coi Jibs lie o fiom tin- Colony, th" coinrnnndir of the forces of Ni w Z'nl.ict Miec'ed* as interim Govmior ; foi which office, irdtcd, lie appeal's to h.ivi- luon stlccu'd in .i( count a I his non-( tmucctinn with Hie colony, an I fieidom fiom p,iri\. Hut in eonsc(|iirn cot he present \ioliiu contest, he ihus fnr disqualified hinwlf foi the office, haung d'Mroycd hit position by leaguing himself with a section of the community!

Tin', although Liint. Colonel Wjnynrd in tlio event of succeeding as Governor, would be nble to resign the Supprintendency,'yet there if ito power in Nrw Zealand which could dislodge him, wcic he resolved to retain it; whilst in holding the two ofiiccs lie would be serving two masters — the Cliipe.n and his own constilu 'iicy It is clear lhat such nn 'ssne was n ever con - templated by Pnrli.tment wlien framing I lie Constitutional Act for this Colony. As well might Governor Grey contend for the supeiintendency as J.icut. Colonel Wynyard. 4. Because it is contrary to the spirit of the Mutiny. Art, the ,54'h section ol which <le< Inies th it no person, "who sh ill l>e com missioned and in lull pay as .hi officer ■■hall lie cap.ihli' ot hi in;; nomin<if< il or elei'led to he SheiilT of any county "r an\ o'hrr place, or to he Mayor, I'oitifev,', Aldeimaii, or shnll be capable of lio'flinrr .my office in any municipal torpor, ition, 01 finy city, horo', 01 place in Gtent liul.tin 01 Ireland,"