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The Marquis of Queensberry, who was recently acquitted on a charge of libelling Oscar Wilde, has again been brought prominently before the public.

Meeting his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, in Piccadilly, the Marquis severely chastised him, and an unseemly fracas took place.

The police quickly appeared on the scene and arrested both father and son for committing a breach of the peace. They were subsequently bailed.

London, May 22.

The quarrel between the Marquis of Queensberry and his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, originated in a chance meeting in Piccadilly.

Lord Alfred Douglas, addressing his father, applied the epithets "liar" and "slanderer" to him. The Marquis, eventually driven to extremities, knocked his son down. Lord Alfred then jumped up and seized his sire in a close embrace, and a furious struggle ensued, each endeavouring to overpower the other.

On the arrival of the police the parties were separated, the crowd which had quickly assembled loudly cheering the Marquis for his pluck as the combatants were taken to the Police Station in custody of the police.

It transpires that the fracas was not between Lord Alfred Douglas and the Marquis of Queensberry, but between the Marquis and his eldest son, Lord Douglas of Hawick.

Lord Douglas accused his father of having sent insulting letters to Lady Douglas in retaliation for his action in becoming bondsman for Oscar Wilde when he was granted bail between the date of his committal and his trial.

The Marquis of Queensberry has offered to "fight to a finish" with his son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, and has offered to "put up" £10,000.

The Marquis of Queensberry and Lord Douglas of Hawick later in the day appeared before the Police Court, and were bound over to keep the peace in the sum of £500 each.

[During the hearing of the Queensberry case correspondence was read of a remarkable character. In reply to a letter of admonition and remonstrance from his father, Lord Alfred telegraphed back, "You are a funny little man." Lord Alfred, in another communication, warned his father against attempting to administer corporeal correction, for he was now a man and carried a revolver.

THE LONDON SCANDAL.

TRIAL OF ALFRED TAYLOR.

CONVICTED ON TWO COUNTS.

LONDON, MAY 21.

The trial of Alfred Taylor, who is charged in conjunction with Oscar Wilde, the well-known author and dramatist, with serious offences, was continued to-day before Mr. Justice Wills and brought to a conclusion.

The accused was found guilty on the two counts charging him with criminal offences in connection with Charles and William Parker, and was remanded for sentence.

Oscar Wilde is to be tried separately on similar charges.

LONDON, MAY 22.

The trial of Oscar Wilde was commenced this morning, before Mr. Justice Wills, and is now proceeding.

FRACAS IN PICCADILLY.

LORD QUEENSBERRY AND HIS

SON.

BOTH ARRESTED.

LONDON, MAY 21.

A serious fracas occurred in Piccadilly to-day arising out of the Oscar Wilde scandal. The two persons concerned were the Marquis of Queensberry and his eldest surviving son, Lord Douglas of Hawick. It was at first supposed that the son was Lord Alfred Douglas, but this proved not to be the case. Lord Queensberry was recently acquitted on the charge of having criminally libelled Oscar Wilde, his defence being that the action he took was intended to save his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, from the evil influence of Wilde.

Lord Queensberry and Lord Douglas of Hawick met in Piccadilly to-day, when a violent altercation arose between them, which ended in Lord Queensberry severely chastising his son.

They were both arrested and taken to the police station, where they were bailed out.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

A FURIOUS STRUGGLE.

LORD QUEENSBERRY CHEERED

BY THE CROWD.

LONDON, MAY 22.

The particulars respecting the fracas in Piccadilly published in this morning's papers show that the quarrel was commenced by Lord Douglas of Hawick, who accosted his father, calling him a liar and a slanderer. Lord Queensberry thereupon proceeded to chastise his son, eventually knocking him down. A furious struggle then ensued, which lasted until the police came up and separated the two combatants.

The sympathies of the crowd were entirely with the Marquis of Queensberry, who was loudly cheered as he left in charge of the police.

LATER.

In connection with yesterday's fracas in Piccadilly, it appears that Lord Douglas of Hawick accused his father of having written insulting letters to Lady Douglas because he had bailed out Oscar Wilde.

The Marquis of Queensberry states that he is anxious to renew the fight with his son.

BOUND OVER TO KEEP THE

PEACE.

LATER.

The Marquis of Queensberry and his eldest son, Lord Douglas of Hawick, appeared before the police court to-day, and were bound over in £500 each to keep the peace to one another.