Star.
London, England, 1819-09-13 00:00:00

TO THE IDITOR OF THA STAR.

SlR—From the late ignoramuses of the Grand
Jury in a certain quarter, I am bound to presume
that, even upon the ex parte evidence against the ac-
cused, they did not consider themselves authorised
to find a True Bill, on the ground of what was done
by the Yeomanry having been done in the necessary
execution of their duty. Now, admitting for a moment
the Riot Act to have been duly read, and the sta-
tutable interval to have elapsed, what was the legal
consequence of such Proclamation ? That eo instanti
every man, woman, and child, remaining on the
spot, became not a felon, amenable to the Civil Tri-
bunals of his country, but a caput lapinum, to be
knocked on the head at pleasure by a constable's
staff, or hacked to pieces by a dragoon's sabre. Does
the right of inflicting the least personal outrage ex-
tend beyond what may be necessary to the apprehen-
sion of the delinquent? Can it find the shadow of
an apology in any other purpose? And if not *• •
but I forbear to comment on the particular case,
anxious only, as a Magistrate, to be set right by any
of your legal Readers, upon a point on which it
would seem, from these recent decisions, I have hi-
therto laboured under a most egregious error indeed ;
for (most sincerely speaking) I should have thought
that any armed force, upon an occasion of this kind,
had as good a right to introduce a hundred barrels
of gunpowder amongst the populace, and explode
them at once at a minute's winning, As t 6 have wan-
tonly touched a single hair of any unresisting indivi-
dual's head, or offered the slightest gratuitous vio•
lence, even to a party whom it had by force made
its prisoner.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
riwalccleys, Sept. 9. T. T. CLARKE.

SECOND HEARING OF SIR JAMES CRAW-
FORD'S CASE.

PARIS, SEPTEMBER 9.
TRIBUNAL OF MUNICIPAL POLICE.
About half-past eleven o'clock yesterday, Sir
JAMES CRAWFORD entered the Court, accompanied
by a new Advocate, M. MERILHOU.
M. MEatiatot, in the opening the affair, prayed
that the hearing might be further postponed, as his
client required the evidence of the Duke d'Angou-
leme and M. the Count tie Cazcs. The personal at-
tendance of a member of the Royal Family could
not be expected. Two letters from the Keeper of
the Seals and the Attoi ney-General attested that the
King had refused to give the necessary authority ; but
they also stated, that M. Crawford may solicit that
the deposition of his Royal Highness be received
according to the forms prescribed by law. The Ad-
vocate concluded by requesting, that a delay of a
fortnight or a inoi,th might 1-e granted.
Sir J. CRAWFORD—M. President, I had no inten-
tion on the last day of hearing to offend justice : but
I thought I could perceive that there existed a bad
feeling towards me. The cause of this hostile dispo-
sition is perfectly well known to me, and I thus pub-
licly and in the face of Europe, accuse M. the Count
de. Cazes * * *

13Eltny7r. rose and called the plaintiff to order.
N. CRAWFORD—You have no right to interrupt me.
M. BERRYLR—Pardon me; whenever the dignity
of the audience is violated

The PRESIDENT—You should not at least attack
persons who ate not parties in the case.
M. CaAmman—Dl. de Cazes has acted towards
use in the most infamous, the most disgraceful manner.
M. DERRTER—The King's Ministers deserve more
r spect; above all, a stranger ought not to violate
the laws of hospitality.
M. Cuatwrostu—Yes ; you have already told me
that I was in a hospitable land, when I have known
France only by persecutions.
M. BERRYER—As a Frenchman, I must vindicate
my country from the outrages you direct against the
most estimable persons.
M. CitAwrosta.-You want to drown my voice,
but I shall speak loud. I propose, in the commence-
ment of the next Session, to attach the Count de
Cases before the Chamber of Peers. So I have al-
ready told ti.e English Ambassador. It is a no-
gional affair. _ _ _

M. Mammy (to his client)—Confine yourself to
reading the documents.
M. CRAWFORD—Let me speak; no person shall in-
terrupt me.
The Ktwo's ATTORNEY—We lament to see M.
Cranford indulge in such scandalous and indecent
declamations. lie has permitted himself to vociferate
an attack against a Minister of the King, entitled to
the respect of the nation, and particularly of the Sieur
Crawford.—(Sir Jemcs Crawford laughed.)
The PRESIDENT—Your conduct is more and more
improper.
[After some further altercation, in which the Pat-
SIDENT threatened Sir James Crawford with severity
if he persisted in the course be was pursuing, Sir
J:tmes at length read the letters from the Keeper of
the Seals and the Attorney, to which he had alluded,
respecting the attendance of the Duke of Angouleme.
M. Snftnywat opposed the further postponement.
the case.
Sir JAMF.S CRAWFORD renewed his system of at-
tack, and accused the Countess D'Orsay as a swindler
and a robber. (General murmur .)
The Commas—You formerly accused me even
of assassination.

M. CaAwrofto--So Ido now, Madam. You at-
tempted my life last winter.—(Bursts of laughter.) I
have here to do with robbers and poisoners.
The PRESIDENT proceeded to give judgment upon
the postponement of the case, but he was interrupted
by new exclamations from Sir James Crawford. A.
messenger and a soldier in attendante endeavoured
in vain to keep him quiet. The threat of the PRESI-
DENT to turn him out had no more effect. The PRE-
SIDENT at length gave formal orders for his ex-
pulsion.
Sir J. CRAWEORD--WCII, I shall go, as I went the
other day.
The PRESIDENT then postponed the case until
Thursday, the SOth of this month.

A considerable body of women, boys, and girls,
with their luggage at their backs, passed along Black-,
friars• Bridge, earl/ yesterday morning, on their way
into Kent, to seek employment in the hop-grounds.
Hop.picking is generally commenced, throughout
the County of Kent—those is a very fuze and abun-
dant crop.