Scene of a steam packet about to depart a stone quay, with a fracas erupting atop the crowded quay. On board ship, well-dressed passengers look on as a scruffy man holding a bag and cutlass leaps from the quay to the deck; a sailor strides up to intercept him. On the ladder leading down to the quay, a well-dressed gentleman is accosted by a commoner with a cane, who has gripped his collar or hair from behind; another sailor raises his arm, pistol in hand, at the pair. Title and artist attributions in lower margin.
