Thisdone，theyscrambledoverthebenches，gotupshamfightsinthepit，ordancedthefamousO。P。dance。Thelattermayaswellbedescribedhere:halfadozen，oradozenfellowsformedinaring，andstampedalternatelywiththerightandleftfoot，callingoutatregularintervals，O。P-O。P。withadrawlingandmonotonoussound。
Thisuniformlylastedtillthelightswereputout，whentherioterswithdrew，generallyingangsoftenortwenty，todefendthemselvesfromsuddenattacksonthepartoftheconstables。
Anideaseemedaboutthistimetobreakinuponthem，thatnotwithstandingtheannoyancetheycausedthemanager，theywereaidingtofillhiscoffers。Thiswashintedatinsomeofthenewspapers，andtheconsequencewas，thatmanystayedawaytopunishhim，ifpossible，underthesilentsystem。Butthisdidnotlastlong。
Theloveofmischiefwasasgreatanincentivetomanyofthemasenmitytothenewprices。Accidentalcircumstancesalsocontributedtodisturbthetemporarycalm。AttheWestminsterquarter-sessions，onthe27thofOctober，billsofindictmentwerepreferredagainstforty-onepersonsforcreatingadisturbanceandinterruptingtheperformancesofthetheatre。Thegrandjuryignoredtwenty-sevenofthebills，lefttwoundecided，andfoundtruebillsagainsttwelve。
Thelatterexercisedtheirrightoftraversetilltheensuingsessions。Theprefermentofthesebillshadtheeffectofre-awakeningthesubsidingexcitement。Anothercircumstanceaboutthesametimegaveastillgreaterimpetustoit，andfurnishedtherioterswithachief，roundwhomtheywereeagertorally。Mr。Clifford，abarrister，appearedinthepitonthenightofthe31stofOctober，withthelettersO。P。onhishat。Beingamanofsomenote，hewaspounceduponbytheconstables，andledofftoBowStreetpoliceoffice，whereBrandon，thebox-keeper，chargedhimwithriotousanddisorderlyconduct。ThiswasexactlywhatCliffordwanted。Hetoldthepresidingmagistrate，aMr。Read，thathehadpurposelydisplayedthelettersonhishat，inorderthatthequestionofrightmightbedeterminedbeforeacompetenttribunal。Hedeniedthathehadcommittedanyoffence，andseemedtomanifestsointimateanacquaintancewiththelawuponthesubject，thatthemagistrate，convincedbyhisreasoning，orderedhisimmediatedismissal，andstatedthathehadbeentakenintocustodywithouttheslightestgrounds。Theresultwasmadeknowninthetheatreafewminutesafterwards，whereMr。Clifford，onhisappearancevictorious，wasreceivedwithreiteratedhuzzas。Onhisleavingthehouse，hewasgreetedbyamoboffiveorsixhundredpersons，whohadcongregatedoutsidetodohimhonourashepassed。