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At Bow-street Police Court to-day Oscar Wilde and Taylor were committed for trial for abominable practices.

Wilde looked haggard and ill, and trembled violently when placed in the dock. Taylor was very jaunty.

The youth, Charles Parker, was the principal witness, his evidence being of a shocking character. Bail was refused.

At the trial to-day of the Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of criminally libelling Oscar Wilde, the well-known author and dramatist, which resulted in the acquittal of the accused, the counsel for Oscar Wilde, in announcing his withdrawal from the case, explained that the literary works and letters of his client justified Lord Queensberry's pleas, and expressed an opinion that Wilde had posed as an immoral person. He stated that he therefore withdrew from the case, in order to avoid the production of the appalling evidence against his client that he saw would be forthcoming if the case were continued.

This announcement was greeted by loud cheers from those present in the court, and while his counsel was making the statement Oscar Wilde hurriedly left the court.

No warrant for the arrest of Wilde has yet been applied for, but Mr. Russell, Lord Queensberry's solicitor, has, in order to prevent any miscarriage of justice, sent to the Public Prosecutor a statement on the subject, and notes of the evidence that would have been given by the witnesses to be called on his client's behalf.

[Published in Saturday's Second Edition.]

LATER.

Oscar Wilde has published a letter, in which he states that he abandoned the case against Lord Queensberry in order to avoid calling Lord Alfred Douglas as a witness.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Oscar Wilde, and the police have detained three essential witnesses.

LONDON, APRIL 6.

After the trial Lord Alfred Douglas and two other men remained in conference with Oscar Wilde, the interview lasting several hours. They subsequently lunched with him in a private room at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel. The party then drove to Oscar Wilde's bank, where Wilde withdrew a large sum of money.

Oscar Wilde was afterwards lost sight of until last evening, when he was arrested at an hotel in Sloane-street.

Lord Alfred Douglas, who was with Wilde, accompanied him to the watch-house, and was greatly distressed at not being allowed to bail him out.

This morning the man Taylor, who was mentioned in the libel case proceedings as having introduced Wilde to several young men, was also arrested.

At the Bow-street Police Court to-day Wilde and Taylor were charged with serious criminal offences.

Several witnesses gave evidence which proved the case against Wilde.

LONDON, APRIL 7.

After the hearing of the evidence in the charge against Oscar Wilde and Taylor, at the Bow-street Police Court yesterday, the accused were remanded, bail being refused.

THREAT BY LORD QUEENSBERRY.

LONDON, APRIL 6.

The Marquis of Queensberry sent a message to Oscar Wilde after the trial declaring that he would shoot him if he took his son, Lord Alfred Douglas, abroad.

ACTION BY THEATRICAL

MANAGERS.

WILDE'S NAME WITHDRAWN

FROM THE PLAYBILLS.

LONDON. APRIL 6.

In consequence of the revelations made at the trial, the managers of the London and American theatres where Oscar Wilde's dramas, "The Ideal Husband" and "The Importance of Being in Earnest," are being played have withdrawn the author's name from the playbills.

SENSATION IN PARIS.

LONDON, APRIL 7.

The revelations in connection with the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry and the arrest of Oscar Wilde have caused a great sensation in Paris.