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London, Saturday.The trial of Oscar Wilde was resumed at the Old Bailey to-day before Mr Justice Wills. The prisoner, who looked ill and anxious, having entered the dock, The Solicitor-General resumed his speech in reply for the prosecution. He asked what was the relationship of the prisoner with Lord Alfred Douglas, and said that though Lord Queensberry resented intimacy between the prisoner and Lord Alfred the prisoner continued intimacy and flaunted Lord Alfred at hotels in London and the country. He contended it had been shown the prisoner was closely intimate with Taylor.

Sir Edward Clarke said that was not borne out by evidence.

The Solicitor-General said it appeared as if counsel for the defence desired one man to go down and another to be saved because of the false glamour of art.

Sir Edward Clarke protested against this mode of appeal to the jury.

The Solicitor-General said—The jury must believe the evidence of Parker and Ward, because no motive had been shown why they should deceive them. He submitted that a conflict of testimony only happened at a point where admission stopped and actual confession commenced. In conclusion, he asked the jury to observe the oath they had taken.

His Lordship in summing up though Wilde had not suffered by Taylor being tried first. With regard to the Woods case, he regretted he must deal with matters affecting Lord Alfred Douglas, who was not a party to these proceedings, and could not get evidence.

A Juror—He could be here.

His Lordship said he could not volunteer to give evidence with regard to letters referred to. It was for the jury to say whether they pointed to unclean relations. Lord Alfred Douglas was the person who sent word to Wilde, and the jury had to consider whether that introduction was for purposes of charity or for wicked purposes.

The foreman of the jury said they were anxious to know whether a warrant for the arrest of Lord Alfred Douglas had ever been issued.

His Lordship said the warrant had not issued.