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~14 SECOND JOURNEYTHROUGH FRANCE IN 1814.was tried in France; but habit i8 more obstinate than nature, and grandjuries could not be got to find an!! bills.This thenwas the substitute.From this court, however, the business i3 transmitted to the assizes,which are held in eachdepartment every three months. As thejudgesand aIl officers of the court must ,'eside in tlle depa.rtment, a special commissionis readily ordered on any particular emergency, oP!indeed anycase which is thoughtto requireit.. The judges bear the tide of conseil...lers de sa mqjesté: the numberfor Paris and thedepartments iS-Tor ParissixtYat the utmost,and'Torty ab the lowest; ·Tor;oth.erplaces;fopty attheutmost, and twentyattlu~lowest.and criminal; but appeal'îl:ies toParis.Before?the1l1 comes a11 matter,' civilThe procureur royal answerstoour coroner; the prefect to our sheriff: In court,five judges situponthebench; one being, as we should say, chairman.:Phe ears in the course. of the session in court, .but does Dot take anJpart in the business there. The juryis drawn very fairly;but it is extreme]ydifficult to induce peop~toattend. Their objection is, ~, Whatbusinéssis it of mine ?.1).hat they do Dotseemtohàveanidea thatany trouble of governing dtÎlî18elvesmustd;evolve 011 free menJ· Thefine for non-attendance i8 five hundred francs; and the acéuseur général,the prosecuting officer, rrîove,s the infiiction orthe fine upon defaulters.The court is not tbrown open to the public unti~the jury is sworn. Themain defect in the procedure here under view was, that neither theopening the case, nor the testimony of witnessés, was kept sufficientlyclose to the point. 'Fhe exceptions taken by the prisoner~s counsel werejudicious, and his arguments powerful. The witness. is asked on oathif he is connected with the prisoner.The president judge warus thecoumel not to say any thing contra bonos mores, nof against the dignityof the court.Undoubtedly here is much irregular matter, whichtime