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London, April 6. - Crowds of people besieged the vicinity of Bow street early this morning and the police court was filled with interested spectators as soon as the doors were opened. All were anxious to see Oscar Wilde, whose arrest yesterday following close upon the sensational termination of his suit for libel against the Marquis of Queensberry is discussed on all sides.

C. F. Gill, who was Edward W. Carson's junior counsel in the defense of the Marquis of Queensberry, acted as prosecutor today for the Treasury Department. Sir John Bridge, the presiding magistrate, took his seat on the bench at 11 o'clock. The doors leading to the cells were then opened and Wilde was seen approaching carrying a silk hat in his hand. When he reached the centre of the prisoners' dock he deposited his hat on the seat, bowed to Sir John Bridge, folded his arms and leaned on the rail of the dock in the same insolent manner which he displayed while on the witness stand in the Old Bailey.

Mr. Gill said he appeared to prosecute the prisoner. The prosecutor then related the charges against Wilde. Wilde moved restlessly in the dock and passed his hands across his face. Counsel for Wilde asked leave to postpone the cross-examination of one witness, as the evidence had taken them by surprise. This witness was then bound over to testify at the trial of Wilde, which is to take place in the Old Bailey.

Sir John Bridge remanded Wilde until Thursday. Counsel asked that his client, Wilde, be released on bail, but the magistrate declined to do so. Counsel persisted, saying he could offer substantial bail, but Sir John Bridge replied:

"It is not a case for bail at all."

The Sun of this city says another sensational arrest is probable before Thursday, the day when Oscar Wilde will be brought up at Bow Street Police Court on remand.

The Marquis of Queensberry has authorized the Globe to deny that there is any truth in the story cabled to the United Press and published here by the Central News that he had written to Oscar Wilde after the trial saying:

"If the country allows you to leave all the better for the country; but if you take my son with you I shall follow you wherever you go and shoot you."

London, April 6– Oscar Wilde, who passed last night in the Bow street police station after his arrest by officers of the treasury department, was arraigned in the Bow street court this morning. The courtroom was crowded when Sir John Bridge, the presiding judge, appeared. Lawyer C. F. Fill, the Marquis of Queensberry’s junior counsel, acted as prosecutor for the treasury department. When the magistrate took his seat the doors leading to the cells were opened and Wilde was seen approaching with a stately step and carrying a silk hat in his hand. When he reached the center of the prisoners’ dock he calmly deposited his hat on the seat, bowed to Sir John Bridge, folded his arms and leaned on the rail of the dock in the same insolent manner which he displayed while on the witness stand on the Old Bailey.

Mr. Gill called as witness to sustain the charge made against Wilde, a young man named Parker, formally a valet. During Parker’s testimony Wilde moved restlessly in the dock and passed his hand across his face. The man Taylor, whose name has figured prominently is the case, was arrested and taken into court during Parker’s direct examination. At its conclusion Wilde’s counsel asked leave to postpone cross examination as the evidence had taken them by surprise.

After several other witnesses had been ex-amined Sir John Bridge remanded Wilde until Thursday next. Counsel asked that his client Wilde be released on bail but the magistrate declined to do so. Counsel persisted, saying that he could offer substantial bail, but Sir John Bridge replied:

"It is not a case for bail at all."