"The proceedings finished by the boys and girls from the quay, whose torches had by this time expired, dancing in a long line hand-in-hand through the streets, in and out and sometimes over the now low burning tar-barrels, crying out, "An eye, an eye".
The conclusion of the proceedings led to children from the docks dancing in a line, hand-in-hand, through the streets, sometimes crossing over burning tar barrels, shouting "An eye for an eye".