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The trial of Oscar Wilde, 40, author, on an indictment charging him with certain misdemeanours, was resumed on Saturday. The Marquess of Queensberry was again in attendance, as also were the gentlemen who had been the Prisoners sureties, Lord P. Douglas and the Rev. Stewart Headlam.

The Solicitor General, resuming his speech in his reply on behalf of the Crown, dealt in detail with the arguments laid before the Jury by Sir Edward Clarke in defence of Wilde, and he commented in strong terms on observations that were made respecting the lofty situation Mr. Wilde in connection with his literary accomplishments for the purpose of unduly influencing the judgment of the Jury in considering the issue before them, and said the Jury ought to discard absolutely any such appeal, to apply their common sense to the testimony, and to form a conclusion on the evidence, which he submitted fully established the charges. He was commenting on another branch of the case when Sir E. Clarke interposed on the ground that the Solicitor General was alluding to incidents connected with another trial. The Solicitor General maintained that he was strictly within his rights.

The Judge held that the Solicitor General was entitled to make the comments he was making.

An observation from the Solicitor General bearing on the interruption of Sir Edward Clarke evoked laughter in court.

The Judge said this sort of thing was most offensive to him. It was painful enough to have to try such a case as the present and keep the scales of justice evenly balanced, and when the Court was pestered with the applause and other expressions of the feelings of senseless people, who had no business with the case, but came only to satisfy the cravings of a morbid curiosity, it was intolerable. If it were repeated he would have the court cleared.

The Solicitor General criticised the answers given by Wilde to the charges, which explanations, he submitted, were not worthy of belief. The Jury could not fail to put the interpretation on the conduct of the Prisoner that he was a guilty man, and they ought to say so by their verdict.

The Judge, in summing-up, referred to the difficulties of the case in some of its features. He regretted that, if the conspiracy counts were unnecessary, or could not be established, they should have been placed in the indictment. The Jury must not surrender their own independent judgment in dealing with the facts, and ought to discard everything which was not relevant to the issue before them, or did not assist their judgment. He did not desire to remark any more than he could help about Lord Alfred Douglas or the Marquess of Queensberry, but tbe whole of this lamentable inquiry arose through the Defendant's association with Lord Alfred Douglas. He did not think that tbe action of the Marquess of Queensberry, in leaving the card at the Defendant's club, whatever motives he had, was that of a gentleman. The Jury were entitled to consider that these alleged acts happened some years ago. They ought to be the best judges as to whether the testimony of the witnesses was worthy or not of belief. The letters written by the Prisoner to Lord Alfred Douglas were undoubtedly open to suspicion, and they had an important bearing on Wood's evidence. There was no corroboration of Wood as to the visit to Tite-street, and if his story had been true he thought that some corroboration might have been obtained. Wood belonged to the vilest class of persons that society was pestered with, and the Jury ought not to believe his story unless it was satisfactorily corroborated. Their decision must turn on the character of the first introduction of Wilde to Wood. Did they believe that Wilde was actuated by charitable motives or by improper motives ?

The Foreman of the Jury, interposing, asked whether a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas, and it not whether it was contemplated that a warrant should be issued.

The Judge. — l cannot tell ; nor need we discuss that, because Lord Alfred Douglas may yet have to answer a charge. He was not called. There may be a thousand considerations of which we may know nothing that might prevent his appearance in the witness-box. I think you should deal with the matter upon tho evidence before you.

The Foreman.— If we are to deduce any guilt from these letters, it applies equally to Lord Alfred Douglas as to the Defendant.

The Judge. — Quite so ; but how does that relieve the Defendant ? We have got the testimony of his guilt to deal with now. I believe that to be the recipient of such letters, and to continue the intimacy, is as fatal to the reputation of the recipient as to the sender ; but that you have really nothing to do with at present. Our present inquiry is about the man who is in the dock, whether the guilt is brought home to him.

After a brief adjournment, the Judge alluded to the Parker case. He said the Jury had seen the Parkers as they had seen Wood, and the same question must arise in their minds. Were those the kind of young men with whom they themselves would care to sit down to dine ? Were they the sort of persons one expected to find the companions of men of education ? It was a very long time ago for the waiter to remember having served the supper at the Savoy, and the sums that appeared in the bill were high for such a supper. He (the Judge) knew nothing of the Savoy ; but he thought "chicken and salad for two, 16s." very high. He was afraid he would never have supped there himself. Having considered the whole of the evidence, he concluded that the question was whether this was evidence of guilt or of suspicion, and this question would have to be answered by the Jury, whom he desired to thank for the patience displayed through the prolonged inquiry.

The Jury retired at 3.30, taking with them a series of questions which had been written for them by the Judge.

Two hours later the Jury sent a request to the Judge that he would read certain of his notes in reference to Charles Parker. The Judge did so, and the Jury again retired. They were not absent many minutes, and returned with a verdict against Wilde on each of the six counts of the indictment. Upon the count relating to Shelley, the verdict was Not Guilty.

Alfred Taylor was then brought into the dock to receive sentence.

Sir E. Clarke asked that sentence might be postponed to the next Sessions, on the ground that a demurrer stood on the record alleging that the indictment was bad.

Mr. Grain, for Taylor, made a similar application on behalf of his client.

The Solicitor General opposed the application, on the ground that sentence being passed could not prejudice any future argument.

The Judge. — It is not a matter about which I entertain any doubt, and to pass sentence now would in no sense prejudice the result of the inquiry. I think it may be well to complete the proceedings here on the other count.

In passing sentence, the Judge, speaking with great emotion, said — Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, it has never been my lot to try a case of this kind so bad. One has to put a certain constraint upon oneself to prevent one from describing in language which I would rather not use the sentiments which must arise in the breast of every man who has a spark of decent feeling left in him, and who has heard the details of these two terrible trials. That the Jury have arrived at a correct verdict I cannot persuade myself to entertain a shadow of a doubt ; and I hope that at all events those who sometimes imagine that a Judge is half-hearted in cases of indecency and immorality, because he takes care that no prejudice shall enter into them, may see that that is consistent at least with the utmost sense of indignation at the horrible crimes brought home to both of you. It is of no use my addressing you. People who can do these things must be dead to every sense of shame, and one cannot hope to produce any effect upon them. It is the worst case I have ever tried. That you, Taylor, kept an infamous house it is impossible to doubt, and that you, Wilde, have been the centre of a circle of extensive corruption among young men of the most hideous kind, it is equally impossible to doubt. I shall, under such circumstances, be expected to pass the severest sentence that the law allows ; in my judgment it is utterly inadequate for such cases. The sentence upon each of you is imprisonment with hard labour for two years.

As the Judge concluded, Wilde, clutching the front of the dock and holding himself back at arms' length, said, "May I say nothing, my Lord ? "

The Judge looked at him, but did not speak. For a moment the silence in court was painful, and then there burst forth loud hisses and cries of "Shame!" which the ushers failed to suppress. Before the convict Wilde could repeat his question, two warders seized him, and hurried him below to tbe cells.

The final stage with the second trial of Oscar Wilde was entered upon at the Old Bailey, to-day, before Mr. Justice Wills. The public gallery was again packed with interested spectators. It was half-past ten when the Solicitor-General entered the court and at this hour neither the prisoner nor Sir Edward Clarke had arrived. His lordship took his seat a few moments after the half hour, and Sir E. Clarke, Q.C., put in an appearance at the same time. The resumption of proceedings was delayed by another case, which was disposed of in a few minutes.

Oscar Wilde, who had in the meantime entered the court was then called upon to surrender to his bail. He at once stepped into the dock, and resumed his seat, facing the jury, with his elbow resting on the ledge before him. His appearance had not materially changed since yesterday, and he betrayed signs of considerable anxiety.

The Solicitor-General then rose and took up the threads of his speech in reply on behalf of the prosecution. He asked what was the relationship of the prisoner with Lord Alfred Douglas, and said though Lord Queensberry resented the intimacy between the prisoner and Lord Alfred the prisoner continued the intimacy, and flaunted Lord Alfred at hotels in London and the country. His learned friend had urged that after this lapse of time all the witnesses that might have been called for the defence had been scattered, and yet he had intimate associations with Taylor.

Sir Edward Clarke: That is an oratorical expression which has never been proved in the evidence.

The Solicitor-General asked what were the badges of an intimate friendship. Taylor called the prisoner "Oscar," and he called Taylor "Alfred," and he entertained him on his birthday. What more proof of intimacy did he want than that? It was a plain statement of fact that Taylor was the prisoner's intimate friend. It appeared as if counsel for the defence desired now that one man should go down and the other be saved because of a false glamour upon art.

Sir E. Clarke: I protest. I must distinctly protest against this sort of appeal to tbe jury -this suggestion to the jury that it is my desire now that one man should go down and the other be saved because of a false glamour upon art.

His Lordship pointed out that up to the present time there had been no allusion to the result of the other trial.

The Solicitor-General maintained that he had a right to reply to his learned friend's final appeal to the jury as to the literary position of his client. He was dealing with the prisoner's connection with the man Taylor, and he said that these men must be judged equally.

Sir Edward Clarke: They must be fairly tried in their proper order.

The Solicitor-General hoped that these interruptions would avail his learned friend nothing. He now came back to the point from which he started, and that was that there was one witness at least whom the prisoner could have relied upon, and that was Taylor. There was another person he could have relied upon, and that was Lord Alfred Douglas. With regard to the letters which the prisoner obtained from Wood, and which he said were of no importance, he would call the attention of the jury to one of the letters which had been produced -a letter which if found in the possession of a woman from a man would be the clearest possible evidence of some guilty passion. The letter spoke of "Rose-leaf lips, framed not only for the music of song but the madness of kissing," and contained a reference to the love of Apollo and Hyacinthus. It was in these terms that he addressed this young man, and then the jury, men of sense and reason and honour, were tried to he put off with this story of a prose poem, a sonnet which he supposed they were too low to appreciate. They must thank God that it was so. They did not appreciate a thing of this sort save at its proper level, and that was somewhat lower than a beast's.

At this point there was slight laughter from the gallery. His lordship said he hoped that throughout the rest of this trial there would be no more interruptions of this kind. It was very offensive to him to be pestered with applause or expression of feeling by people who had no business there except the gratification of a morbid curiosity. If there was anything of the kind he should have the Court cleared.

The Solicitor-General, resuming, said with regard to Parker and Wood, that his learned friend said they were blackmailers, and warned the jury lest they gave a verdict in this case which would enable this detestable trade to rear its head unblushingly in this country. He (the Solicitor General) would, however, ask the jury to take care lest they enabled another vice as detestable and as abominable to raise its head unblushingly in this country. It was true that these men participated in a blackmailing enterprise, but the genesis of a blackmailer was a man who had committed these acts of indecency, and the genesis of the man who had committed these foul acts was the man who was so debased as to be willing to pay for their commission, and were it not that there must be some men so debased as to purchase vice in this hideous and detestable form there would be no market for such crime, and there would be no market in which these blackmailers could be found. It was a strange thing that they should find Oscar Wilde in close intimacy with both Parker and Wood. No motive could be alleged for these men telling that which was untrue, and it was not suggested that their evidence had been purchased or improperly influenced. Having reviewed the evidence given by Wood, he asked the jury to say that he told the truth, that he had no motive to deceive them, and that they must irresistibly come to the conclusion that there was only conflict of testimony at the point where admission stopped and actual confession commenced. With regard to Parker also, they had admission after admission until they came on the heel of confession. In conclusion, he said he had pointed out the strength of the case, and he now had to ask the jury to do their duty in the case.

His Lordship, in summing up, said this was a painful and shocking case, which necessitated a cold and calm administration of justice, in order that due protection would be afforded to the defendant. For himself he would rather try a most shocking murder case than be engaged in trying one of these cases. He could not, however, say that his sense of difficulty was increased in this case by any consideration of the education or culture of the person accused, because having regard to the result of the Queensberry libel case they need not distress themselves by ordinary considerations, which would add to their distress in the case of persons of education and culture. In this case he could not give a simple, colourless summing up which was no good to anybody. It was very unfortunate that in dealing with Wood's case he must deal with a good deal that affected Lord Alfred Douglas, who was not a party to these proceedings and could not give evidence.

A Juror: He could be here.'

His lordship said: He could not volunteer himself. He was anxious in the case of a young man like this to say nothing that might help to blast his career in life, but that did not in the least relieve him from the necessity of investigating the facts of this case. With regard to these charges the defendant was entitled to the full benefit of the observation that these matters were alleged to have taken place two or three years ago, but they must not forget that these charges had grown out of the writing of these letters to this young man. It was a matter for the grave consideration of the jury as to whether the letter referring to the madness of kissing pointed to unclean relations and appetites on both sides. It was Lord Alfred Douglas who sent Wood to the defendant. The case as to Wood seemed to him to depend upon what they thought was the character of the original introduction, whether it was stamped with charity, kindness, and good will, or whether it was for a wicked purpose.

The Foreman of the Jury: The jury are very anxious to know whether, in view of the intimacy between Lord Alfred Douglas and Wood, a warrant for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas was ever issued.

His Lordship: I should think not.

The Foreman: Or was ever contemplated?

His Lordship: That I cannot say.

The jury wish to know whether, if they deduce guilt from these letters, it will affect Lord Alfred Douglas as well as the defendant?

His Lordship said he thought the receipt of these letters and the continued intimacy was as damaging to the reputation of the recipient as of the sender, but that had nothing to do with the present inquiry. The question was whether guilt was brought home to the man in the dock.

At this point the court adjourned for luncheon.

On the Court resuming, his Lordship again referred to Lord Alfred Douglas, who, he said, if guilty, would not be spared because he was Lord Alfred Douglas. As to whether he would be tried he knew nothing. It be there was no evidence against him. The question before the jury was whether the man in the dock was guilty.

His Lordship concluded summing-up at 3.30 and the jury retired.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty.

The Judge characterised the offence as the worst that had ever come under his notice, and sentenced both Taylor and Wilde to two years' hard labour each. (Crimes of "Shame.")

Wilde appeared stunned, and was hurried to the cells.