hue and cry

Because he that firſt raiſeth a hue and cry, where no felony is committed, that is, he who giveth the falſe information, is ſeverely puniſhable by fine and impriſonment, if the information be falſe.

And because I haven't written off easily, a great hue and cry has gone up that there is something wrong with our whole system of administering justice.