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London, May 21. -- The Marquis of Queensberry and his younger son, Lord Douglas, of Hawick, had an exciting quarrel in Piccadilly this afternoon. They were both arrested, charged with a breach of the peace, and were released on bail.

The fashionable afternoon promenade in Piccadilly was well filled with aristocratic spectators today when the Marquis met Lord Douglas of Hawick, near the corner of Bond street. A few words were passed between them and then there was a brief but determined conflict. The police immediately separated the combatants and took them both to the police station. Lord Douglas' countenance was disfigured with a black eye. Neither the father nor the son preferred a charge against each other, so they were merely charged with disorderly conduct. They will be arraigned in the Marlborough street police court tomorrow. On leaving the police station, Lord Alfred Douglas walked quickly to Regent street and took refuge in the friendly shelter of a cab.

The crowd outside the police station loudly cheered the Marquis of Queensberry as he emerged from the building after being released on bail.

The feature of the trial of Alfred Taylor today was a passage at arms between Sir Frank Lockwood, the Solicitor General and member of Parliament for York, and Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C., counsel for Oscar Wilde, and formerly Solicitor General. The latter interposed an objection, whereupon Sir Frank Lockwood replied severely, "You are not in this case."

The Marquis of Queensberry was among those present in the court.

The charges against Taylor in brief were committing acts of indecency with the brothers Parker. Taylor was found guilty. Wilde will be tried tomorrow by a fresh jury.