THE NEWS FROM LONDON.

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At the Bow street police court Alfred Taylor and Oscar Wilde, charged with serious misdemeanors, were brought on remand and formally committed for trial, bail being refused. Wilde was much more distressed than since he first appeared in court. It was necessary to allow him a seat in the dock, and he rested there in limp fashion, paying no attention to the proceedings. The list of charges was read and he was asked by the magistrate if he wished to say anything in reply. Wilde answered: "Not at present." Counsel on behalf of Wilde made application for bail, but the presiding magistrate replied that he considered the evidence so serious that bail could not be allowed.

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