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The hearing of the charge of criminal immorality against the man Taylor, who is associated with Oscar Wilde, terminated this afternoon.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty.

LONDON, 21ST MAY, 6 P.M.

The verdict of the jury in the Wilde-Taylor case says that the prisoner Taylor had been proved by the evidence to have been twice guilty of indecency.

On the charges of procuration, the jury disagreed.

The jury stated that they had not been able to agree on the question whether Taylor and Wilde had committed indecency together.

The judge deferred sentence.

LONDON, 21ST MAY, 6.30 P.M.

At the conclusion of th hearing of the charge against Taylor, Sir E. Clarke, Q.C., M.P., appearing for Oscar Wilde, proposed that the charge against Wilde should be immediately proceeded with.

The Solicitor-General, Sir F. Lockwood, Q.C., M.P., at once rose to strongly protest against such a course being adopted. He had, he angrily declared, fully expected that some similar request to this would be made on behalf of the defence, who were seeking to unfairly avail themselves of the position arising out of the method allowed in this case, in permitting the accused to be tried separately.

The judge interposed, and announced that he would take the charge against Wilde on the following day.

For the trial of Wilde a fresh jury will be impannelled.

LONDON, 22ND MAY, 12.30 P.M.

The trial of Wilde is proceeding to-day. The case for the Crown comprises charges of criminal indecency with Taylor, Parkes, Woods and Shelby.

The Marquis of Queensberry is attending the court during the trial.

The evidence given against Wilde by the witnesses for the prosecution remains unshaken by cross-examination.

The marquis of Queensberry met his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, in Piccadilly shortly after the conclusion of the Taylor trial, this afternoon, when he stopped him and abused him roundly for continuing to uphold Wilde.

One report has it that the marquis and Lord Alfred fought in the street with sticks and fists, the son getting the worst of it, showing several bad contusions in the face.

Both Lord Queensberry and his son were arrested and taken to the Vine st police station, followed by a mob. After a short detention in the station the father and son were released.

The marquis upon leaving the police station showed traces of having been engaged in the affray. He was cheered by the crowd until he drove off in a cab.

The marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Douglass, have been summoned to appear in the Marlboro st court tomorrow to answer the charge of disorderly conduct and fighting on the street.

TAYLOR FOUND GUILTY. Court Deferred Passing Sentence on Oscar Wilde's Friend.

LONDON, May 21 - The trial of Alfred Taylor was resumed in the Old Bailey court this morning.

The judge, in summing up the evidence, directed the jury to acquit Taylor as regarded his complicity with the young man, Wood, leaving them to decide upon the three charges in which Taylor is alleged to be directly guilty.

The jury retired at 3.25 p m.

The marquis of Queensberry occupied a seat in the court in the forenoon.

Taylor was found guilty on several counts in the indictment.

The court deferred sentence.