Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1892-11-19 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

TESTING THE HOPE AND TEE DEP.  The hangman arrived in London on Monday , aftirocon, bringing citu nun the paraphernalia of ' his terrible Toe rope wan a new hempen one en indh in diameter. &Weirton on Monday tasted the drop sod found it in good working order. He also tested the rope in the preserme of the Un4er/Th.lf Metcalf. Neill was very morose all day on Monday, but neerued fully glove to the fact that Iris rod was approseniug. The ehaplaiu, who has been unremittiog in his endeavoure to bring toe copyist to a happier frame of mind, .w him on Monday, but to little purpose.  Neill passed reggaes nights ever niece hie condemnation, and the medical register ehows that he only slept a few hours each night. The convict retired to rest between nine and ten o'clock on Monday evening, and aroee shortly after seven o'clock on Tueeday morning, droaaing 'dimes& in the clothes suppied by the prison authoritise. Ha then wa-hod himself and waited for his last meal, which ennobled of tea, bread-and-butter, and two eggs. The meal was eared in the cell, the culprit eating sparingly. The gaol chaplain arrived shortly after eight, sod though the condernnel man paid reepeclul attention to him, be appeared apathetic. The interview lasted•till about • quarter to nine, when Governor Alai MOM, the prison dueler and other authoritice name. Billinston entered the condemned cell ten mantes later. Neil was sitting on a stool at the foot of his truckle bed, hut arose se the °Mende &pommelled. He looked pale and lisggard, but apparently determined to meet beg fate a. calmly as po,isible. He made no observation daring the operat:on of pinioning, and then walked with a I tolerably firm step to the eoridor outside. He proceeded unassisted to the scaffold, and placed I himself beneath the b :ace without a word. The noose having been ..13 natal, the chaplain commenced saying the Loro's Prayer and at the same moment the oolt wee drawn, and Neill was launched into . eternity. A drop of fire feet was allowed. When the bleak flag war hoisted there en. soLOS cheering from the crowd nuttiel, . .  "---11m—e-ii;tely. prior to his mention Neill thanked the governor and warders for their kindnem. Besale people who crowded the thoroughfare near the pritnn, the windows of ell the eurronnding houses were occupied. Mr. Meteslf, Under Sheriff for the County of London, mid, in an interview with Srepreteetative of the Press Antoci ition, that Neill appeard calm and resigned on Tneeday morning. When thanking the oflioials, Neill ad led that the last two daye had been the happie4 of his life. An eye witness hae informed the Press A.eociation that the tannic% left the cell two minutes before nine, end the prommion to the scaffold, whieh was Intruded abut twenty yards from the eel!, wee headed by the Rev. Mr. Metriek, chaplain of Holloway Gaol. Though ghastly pale, Neill walked firmly. If. wore no cellar, and was without his apectealee. Millington noted with great tiooluem and pramptitade. When the drop fell the convict almost disappeared from eight, the top of hi. head alone being visible to the witnemea of the dread scene.  The culprit weighed 120. 41b., having geined Soar pound. coca the trial.  ! Mies Ada blanche, daughter of Kr. Sam Adam., of the Troeadero, has made her first appearance° on the stage.  In Southport ',there h an manna' preponderance of females, the proportion being 141 female., to esoh 100 of melee.  A movement 19 on foot, eopportei by influential persona, with a view to bring the 19 different nitrateproducing oompaniee under one management. The Duke of York ie said to be looking remarkably well, and all apprehenvione at to the 000ditian of Lie health may evidently now be diemiesed.  Mr. George Groaemith made hie Bret appearance in America before a very large and en timeiactie audience in New York on Tuesday night. his  Oa Wednesday Mr. Brighoune, county coroner, held an inquest at Lower face, near Wigan, relative to the death of John Smith (88), either, who died CM Monday from injuries reeeived while sparring with a man named James Lames. The evidenao showed that deceased and Lomax were having a friendly sparring match when Lomax struck Smith a blow on the ahiomen. Verdict, "Death through misadventure!'  An inquest was held at Brighton on Wednesday evemog on the body of Crew W. Seymour, aged 12, who hanged himself at • house in Montpelier Ore.cent, Brighton, where he was employed as page. A hilow•aarrant :aattfied that deceased read peony novels • great deal, and once said hr would make away with himself. The jury found • verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity, indtmed by reading trashy novel,"  During the hearing of the Booth Meath election petition, on Wedneeday, the counsel for the pronecutim raid he would prove that the sacraments were actually denied to Parnellites by the Rev. Mr. Fox, P.P., and that his penitent. were ennvan.ei. He would prove asovaesing by the Rs, Hugh Behan. and he would give an instance where the Rev. Father Buchanan persiated in relaxing the sacraments to a dying boy until he made the admission that Parnellions was lie.  The German Emperor has °claret that the bones of the whales whteh were killed during hie whaling expedition Intl summer shall be lent to Potedam, where they will be manufactured into (anchors Lrr the Norwegian b,athouse there. Franklem Berg has been nommanded by his Majesty to paint the carious incidents of the chase upon the shoulder. bladei of the whaler, and these unique pictures, when completed, will be plaried in the boathouse, together with the trumeroue photographs taken daring the expedition.  At Leeds Town Couooil on Wedoesday, Alderman Henry moved that the Comma authorise the Corponte Property Committee to proceed :it 01304 with the hying out of the unfinished portione of Cross nett. and East. End Parke, Arm ley and Bramley, and other recreation grounds, and tbat the sum of £IO,OOO be voted for the purpose. Tins, he said, would help to give work to toe unemployed. Alderman Henry having added to his resolution • provision that the Local Government Board should be applied to for leave to borrow the £lO,OOO, the motion, slier discussion, wee unanimously agreed to.