152] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



tion, and Mr. Barham's amend- 

 ment were withdrawn ; and thus 

 terminated the parliamentary pro- 

 ceedings in this business. 



It is to be added, that a new 

 writ for Westminster being issued. 

 Lord Cochrane was re-chosen re- 

 presentative for that city, not only 

 without opposition, but triumph- 

 antly. It is therefore to be sup- 



posed, that the Westminster elec- 

 tors were persuaded of his entire 

 iuHOcence ; since mere parry con- 

 siderations could scarcely have in- 

 duced them to connect themselves, 

 in such an important relation, with 

 a man who lay under a just sus- 

 picion of being in any manner a 

 sharer in a scheme pf public 

 fraud. 



