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ment, but had been acknowledged impliedly by
the D.-resistant, in tl►e following way. After quit.
ting (Ace, he was asked to go to a dinner of the
society; he ►eplied he would not, because lie was
tumble to pay she balance, but he would pay the
interest ou it. The Plaintiffs brought an action
against him, which was tried at Bedford hurt C►r-
cuit, end a verdict found fur the former, for the
balance claimed.
Mr. Stocks now moved for 9 rule to vet aside
the verdict, o►► the following ground► :—first, that
the Defendant we, in the situation of a partner or
tenant, in common with the Plaiutiffs, aat the time
of the implied promise of payment (he having still
been a member of the society), end a promise
from one to another of persons ►n these relations,
i. not a ground of action ; secondly, that iu such
ruses a particular mode of recovery is pointed out
by the Act " For the Encouragement and Relief
of Friendly Societies," 33 Geo. 111. c. 54, clause
8, viz. by exhibiting a petition to Chancery, which
direction was not here observed ; thirdly, that the
action could not be sustained by the Plaintiffs,
because there was a rule laid down at the Sessions,
that the funds of the society should be vested in
one treasurer.
Rule granted.

OLD BAILAY. NOVEMBER 10.

The Old Miley Sessions closed this day. The
following persons were sentenced to death :

{Ten. Kingley alias Cripps, John Evans, Gilbert Warren
(fur uttering a forged 11. Bank or England note), Was. Halt,
Patrick Leeson, Thomas Herbert, John Burgess, Ralph
Hudson, George Beek, John Press, James Holt, Bernard
James, John Franks. Ann Bates, Peter Fligun, Win. Knight,
Edward Evan', William Atkins. Wm. Parsons, John Leo-
nard and Sarab his wife (fur uttering a forged If. Bank of
England note), Susanna Farewell° (for a like offence), Stephen
Morris, James Dennis, and Mary Hall.

The last Prisoner, on being asked if she had any
thing to say why sentence of death and execution
thereon should not be awarded against her, plead-
ed pregnancy. A Jury of Matrons were immedi-
ately einpanuelled, who retired for a short time with
the Prisoner, and returned with a verdict that she
was quick with child. Her sentence was accord-
ingly respited.
The following persons were sentenced to trans-
portation for life :—..
John Ray, John Edwards, Thos. Biekburst, Won. Bingley,
John Deacon Mary RI 01War Geo. Brook, Ed. Farm, Al.
Browne, H. Hawkins, Wm. Clarke, Hugh Curry, and Join
Carter.

For 14 years transportation—Joke Lecon►t and Catherine
➢ryant.
For years transportation—Chas. Ryan, John New.
tun, Thos. Rylry, Francis Rhodes, Wm. Smith, J. Wood.
house, M. Harrington, Elia. Wilson, Sarah Moire, Mary
Munille, John Roberts, Timm. Johnstone, 11rtn. Rice, David
Layton, John Carter, Thomas Baker, Thomas Stone, Julio
Maxwell, John Young, Thos. Williams, Wns.Onyer, George
Blake, R. Sullivan, Mary Taylor, 'Thos. Howard, Jas. Kelly,
Thos. Thus. Russell, Margaret Peed, Thus. Smith,
George Mayton, John Tyke, ILawrease Henley, and Thomas
Bruce.

Ratline! Mitchell, Sarah Barry, William Stanhope, James
Fale, Mary Cooke, John Davies, Lydia Field, John Russell,
John Moore, and several other Prisoners, were seutenced to
different periods of imprisoutneal in lbe [loose of Correction
and Newitate.

The Sessions were then adjourned until Wednes-
day, the 241 of December.
Nothing could exceed the audacity of behaviour
of some of the convicts while the sentence of trans-
portation was passing upon them. Many of them
cried—.. Won't you add another week to the sen-
tence?"--othera, "Can't you make it a day longer ?"

Accounts hive been received from Vera Crux to
the 6th of August. They state that the British
►loop of war Primrose mu ■t that port, and had
already taken on board 600,000/. in dollars, and
her loading was not then completed. She was to
proceed to England with her cargo, which prioci-
pally belongs to British merchants, touching on her
way at Jamaica. The communication with Mexico
and the interior of that part of the continent con-
tinued open, and the greater part of the bullion in
the Primrose had arrived from thence. Every thing
was quiet, nor was any revolutionary spirit evinced
by the inhabitants. 'The Royalist forces under
APODACA, the Viceroy of that country, were nu-
merous and well provided, and no fears were felt
regarding the threatened French expedition from the
province of Texas. From Valparaiso we have some
fifth letters to-day of as late a date as the 29th of
July, up to which date the Royalist and Patriot
parties had no engagement excepting that between
BALENNAS and a body of troops proceeding to join
(Noun, of the particulars of winch we are already
in possession. These advice' give a different com-
plexion to the story respecting the capture of the
British ship Inspector. It is now asserted that she
was niatle prize of by the Insurgent privateers, be-
cause she had on board a number of troops from
Liwa to reinforce Osoato, which the Governor of
Lima had compelled Captain Dtnictissom to take
on board.

Letters have been received from Cape Henry,
St. Domingo, dated September '2.3. All military
movements and appearances of invasion were sus-
',ended at that period ; the sable Emperor, Coats.
TOPItg, seemed to have abandoned his designs ou
the neighbouring territory, and to be solely uccn-
pied in the restoration of his favorite fortress, Ci-
tadel Henry, from the injury it lied suffered by
lightning. This accident had been made an much
an affair of state, that lie had thought proper to
publish an Address to his loyal subjects on the
occasion, to explain to them the real extent of
the damage iticarred, and to return thanks to those
who assisted in extinguishitig the conflagration,
to whom he accords the honourable title of
" Brave and generous citizens, who by their exer-
tions have preserved the bulwark of liberty nod in-
depentleoce." Such was the anxiety of CHRIS..
TOPHE fur its restoration, that all the labour al the
country hail been put into requisition for that
übjeet. The crops of coffee were, therefore, so
much neicleefed, that the berry our suffered to fall
and to lot oil the ground that produced it. CHIII4.
Torus:, as was generally believed, has dispatched
souse ines.age or UW1110661 to the Congress at Aix-
la•Chapelle. A small vessel, called time iiury,
CalptHisa FULLARWN, had been Britt nil, with in-
structions to sitske the first port she could iu Eng-
land, awl sate' remaining there a few hours to pro.
creel to Aix.la.Chispelle That vessel, it is ascer•
wined, did in reality tuck at Dartmouth last
set and has since purell her vupsge.