The principles laid down by the Court of Common Pleas are certainly correct, and well maintained by the authorities cited. The true question is, was the prom ise of the defendant original or collateral.1 There is no direct evidence of an original promise. The members of the company appear to have been the original debtors, and they might have been sued severally upon an implied promise ; and their original liability proves that the defendant’s engagement was only collateral.

Judgment affirmed.