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Original paragraph in
Belfast News-Letter - Tuesday, April 9, 1895
Belfast News-Letter - Tuesday, April 9, 1895
Most similar paragraph from
The Pall Mall Gazette - Saturday, April 6, 1895
The Pall Mall Gazette - Saturday, April 6, 1895
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Messrs. Ward. Perks, & M'Kay (86, Gracechurch Street), solicitors, write as follows with regard to the "Chameleon"—"On behalf of
Messrs. Gay & Bird, the publishers of the first and only number of this publication, we ask you to be good enough to allow us to say through your
columns that our clients of their own act stopped the sale directly they were aware of the contents of the magazine. Such sale was not stopped at the
request of a contributor or anyone else. They were requested to renew the sale, and refused. Had the trial proceeded, we should, at the proper tims, have
tendered our clients to give the above facts in evidence."
To the EDITOR of the PALL MALL GAZETTE. Sir,--On behalf of Messrs. Gay and Bird, the publishers of the first and only number of
this publication, we ask you to be good enough to allow us to say through your columns that our clients, of their own act, stopped the sale directly they
were aware of the contents of the magazine. Such sale was not stopped at the request of a contributor, or any one else. They were requested to renew the
sale, and refused. Had the trial proceeded, we should, at the proper time, have tendered our clients to give the above facts in evidence.--We are, your
obedient servants, 85, Gracechurch-street E. C., April 5. WARD, PERKS, AND MCKAY.
The Press Association has anthority for stating, with reference to Mr. Oscar Wilde's defence, that Sir Edward Clarke wrote early on
Saturday to Mr. Humphreys, saying that, having regard to the events of Friday, he thought it right to say that if Mr. Oscar Wilde desired that he should
defend him on his trial he would do so, and that for the service so offered he, of course, would not accept any fee. Mr. Humphreys has replied, stating
that Mr. Oscar Wilde gratefully accepts the offer.
Lord Alfred Douglas drove to Downing Street yesterday afternoon, and went to the Treasury, where he remained for some time. On leaving
his Lordship ordered his coachman to proceed to the Home Office, and here also he stayed for some time.