The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-29 00:00:00

THE STACKPOOLE CASE.

For a considerable time the French Tribunals
have been occupied with this cases which last
week came on for betting before the Fourth
Tribunal. The facts 'stated were briefly as
follow • •
In 1821 Mr. Win. Statkpoole ivas a prisoner in the King's
Bench for a sum of 1721. Conceiving himself to have a claim
against George Stackpoole for a very large sum of money, be
brought an action against that gentleman, who retiring to France
there obtained letters of naturalization, with the title of Count,
and a maforat. For nearly 40 years a suit had `subsisted re-
specting the succession to the estate of John Stackpoole, under
which William Stackpoole claimed; and alleging that he
could furnish a -new and better title to the property, Air.
Driver Cooper, his: attorney, solicited his release on this
ground, and he was set at liberty, on giving a fresh Bill for
the debton which he had been detained. Mr. W. Stackpoole
then requested ids. Driver to ;visit France, for the purpose
of proceeding against Alr. George Stackpoole, which he at
first declined, but finally acceded to, on a promise of receiv-
ing 10,0001. sterling, if he succeededin recovering the
property, to which lie believed himself entitled. Mr. Cooper
was to advance out of his own fun& the expellees attending the
prosecution of the enterprize.
M. HEN NE4UIK, the Advocate, read several Papers to the
Tribunal, with a view of aheiving that •he had embarked in the
business, at the special and urgent request of Mr. William
Stackpoole, Ile had, from time to time, transmitted accounts
of his proceedings, and of several interviews that he had had
upon the subject with a Mr. Palin; to whom Mr. Cooper
gave a power of attorney to manage his all'airs in Eng-
land during his absence in France—being at that time largely
concerned in the Hop trade. The contract between Mr. Coope]r
and Air. IV. Stackpoole, dated July 13, 1822, duly meow,
was put in, by which Mr. Cooper was to be paid 1.0,0001. it'
he should succeed in recovering irons G. Stackpoole the
whole demand, amounting to upwards of two millions of
filmes. 111. Hennequin stated the amount of, the claim to be
derived from John Stackpoole, who died in Ireland, possessed of
a very large fortune—that Geo. Stackpoole had taken out
letters of administration, but that a period of forty-four
years had elapsed, during which the coheirs of John
Stackpoole had obtained no account or division of the pro-
perty. That Geo. Stackpoole, who had been condemned in
a suit in the suns of 4 millions of francs, had realized a
fortune in London and in India, to the amount of eleven
millions, with which he .had settled in Paris. Mr. Hennequin
then enlarged on the activity of Mr. Cooper, in effecting the
object for which he had been employed, and Mr. W. Stack,
poole's refusal to pay the 10,0001. •
It appeared that 11r. W. Stackpoole had actually received
2,786,181 francs, but on die delivery of that sum two claims
were made,. one by a creditor in Ireland for 158,000 francs,
and that of Mr. Driver Cooper, for the 10,000/, upon the ori-
ginal agreement, the payment of which Mr. Hennequin con-
eluded his address by demanding.
The cause' was adjourned to l'hursday, 30th March, when
Mr. Dupin, the defendant's Counsel, will be heard.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCII 29, 1826.