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London, May 23. -- The Old Bailey court was again crowded to-day when the trial of Oscar Wilde was resumed. Wilde entered the courtroom looking haggard and stood for some time on the foot of the jury boxs conversing with the Rev. Stewart Headlaw, one of his bondsmen. They were joined later on by Lord Douglas, of Hawick, whose eye is still discolored as a result of his encounter with his father, the marquis of Queensberry in Piccadily on Tuesday afternoon, for which they were both bound over yesterday in £500 bail to keep peace. The marquis of Queensberry was also in court, looking jannty and confident. He had watched Wilde closely and paid great attention to the evidence. Wilde, it was noticed, carefully avoided the gaze of the marquise.

Wilde, Lord Douglas, of Hawick, and the Rev. Stewart Headlaw remained in earnest conversation until the judge took his seat. They listened attentively to all the testimony furnished, evidently weighing every word uttered as studlously as counsel on both sides. The earnest conversation of the trio was an incident which attracted much attention and was considerably commented upon, but when the case was reopened the evidence furnished at the previous trial was repeated in detail no new points of any importance have been given.

Sir Edward Clarke, counsel for Wilde, read in full the evidence furnished by his client when the latter was examined upon the occasion of the trial of the marquis of Queensberry on the charge of libel. This occupied several hours, at the expiration of which time Sir Edward Clarke addressed the jury in behalf of Wilde.

At the conclusion of the day's proceedings the trial was adjourned until to-morrow.