彼铁卢(Peterloo)(CN/EN)Subtitles
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1 00:03:16 The Prime Minister.
2 00:03:21 My Lords,I believe it unnecessary long
3 00:03:24 to occupy the attention of the House
4 00:03:26 upon the subject of the motionwhich I am about to submit.
5 00:03:30 I am called upon by His RoyalHighness, the Prince Regent,
6 00:03:34 to propose a measure
7 00:03:36 calculated fartherto commemorate the glory
8 00:03:38 of the Duke of Wellington.
9 00:03:40 Hear, hear.
10 00:03:42 After such an heroic actionas that of the 18th of June,
11 00:03:47 after a victorywhich presented a display
12 00:03:49 of all the great qualitiesof a general -
13 00:03:52 whether for defensiveor offensive warfare,
14 00:03:55 whether for resistanceor attack,
15 00:03:57 whether for gallantry,perseverance, or skill -
16 00:04:02 I would ask whether,
17 00:04:03 after a victoryunparalleled in history,
18 00:04:08 Parliament could beconceived to do its duty,
19 00:04:11 if it merely confined itselfto a vote of thanks,
20 00:04:15 and declined to presentany further evidence
21 00:04:19 of public gratitudeto the valiant leader
22 00:04:22 of such a signal victory...
23 00:04:24 if it refused to makean adequate provision
24 00:04:28 for this celebrated conquerorand his family.
25 00:04:33 I move a resolution
26 00:04:36 that this Housegrant to His Grace,
27 00:04:38 the Duke of Wellington,as farther proof
28 00:04:41 of the gratitudeof the British nation...
29 00:04:44 the sum of £750,000.
30 00:04:49 - Hear, hear!- Hear, hear!
31 00:05:18 General Byng, sir,
32 00:05:19 Lord Sidmouthis now at liberty erm...
33 00:05:31 Oh, beware the step, sir, yes.
34 00:05:41 Enter.
35 00:05:44 Er... Er...
36 00:05:45 G-General Byng, Your Lordship.
37 00:05:48 Sir John.
38 00:05:48 - Home Secretary.- Welcome, sir.
39 00:05:50 Pray, do be seated.
40 00:05:53 I thank you.
41 00:05:58 Let me see...
42 00:06:01 Yes, your father.I trust he is in good health?
43 00:06:06 Sadly not, sir.
44 00:06:08 Yes. No, please,do forgive me.
45 00:06:10 I did so enjoy his company -despite our differing opinions.
46 00:06:14 - Splendid fellow.- Thank you, sir.
47 00:06:18 It is a great honourto be in your presence.
48 00:06:21 The honour is all mine,Your Lordship.
49 00:06:23 Your achievements have beennothing short of... Olympic.
50 00:06:27 You flatter me, sir.
51 00:06:29 Enter.
52 00:06:30 Good morning, Your Lordship.
53 00:06:32 Good morning, sir.
54 00:06:34 Would you care for some tea, sir?
55 00:06:36 - No, thank you, madam.- Oh.
56 00:06:38 And how are you feeling today,Lord Sidmouth?
57 00:06:41 Much better, thank you,Mrs Moss.
58 00:06:42 I'm so very pleased to hear it.
59 00:06:45 There we are.
60 00:06:47 Thank you, gentlemen.
61 00:06:54 I must own, Your Lordship,that my knowledge of life
62 00:06:57 is limitedbeyond that of a soldier.
63 00:06:59 And... you'll forgive mefor saying,
64 00:07:01 but I have little timefor politics.
65 00:07:03 Excellent, sir.
66 00:07:05 I have little timefor politics myself.
67 00:07:10 You, sir, are...
68 00:07:14 ..perfectly qualified,if I may say so.
69 00:07:17 Might I askhow I may be of service?
70 00:07:20 I would wish to appoint you
71 00:07:22 Commander of the Northern District.
72 00:07:24 The Northern District? Not Ireland?
73 00:07:27 - No, sir, not Ireland.- I see.
74 00:07:30 Might you be familiarwith the North of England?
75 00:07:34 Barely, sir.
76 00:07:35 My late mother was Yorkshire.
77 00:07:38 Her family seatwas Wentworth Castle.
78 00:07:41 Wellington has nothingbut the highest praise
79 00:07:44 for your achievements.
80 00:07:45 Thank you, sir.
81 00:07:47 I had the great privilegeof serving alongside His Grace
82 00:07:49 on many a campaign.
83 00:07:51 Yorkshire is indeeda splendid county.
84 00:07:54 However, on the other sideof the Pennine Hills...
85 00:07:58 ..in Manchester...
86 00:08:00 and the surrounding townsof Lancashire,
87 00:08:03 there is a sickness.
88 00:08:05 A dangerous threatof rampant insurrection.
89 00:08:09 Indeed, sir.
90 00:08:11 Enter.
91 00:08:13 Ah, Hobhouse.
92 00:08:17 General Sir John Byng,
93 00:08:19 Mr Hobhouse,my permanent under-secretary.
94 00:08:22 It is a great honourto meet you, Sir John.
95 00:08:24 Now, Hobhouse,henceforth Sir John
96 00:08:27 is to enjoy full access to all files
97 00:08:30 concerning seditious activityin the North.
98 00:08:34 - Excellent.- Am I to understand
99 00:08:36 that you wish meto commence forthwith?
100 00:08:38 Indeed we do.
101 00:08:40 - Very well, sir.- Splendid.
102 00:09:02 Is this the way to Manchester?
103 00:09:04 Aye, you're on t'right track,lad.
104 00:09:06 - Just keep going.- Thanking you.
105 00:10:00 Joseph!
106 00:10:04 Come on, Son.Let's sit thee down.
107 00:10:08 Come on.
108 00:10:13 Come on.
109 00:10:14 What's this?
110 00:10:17 Let's get this off you.
111 00:10:20 Come on, Son.
112 00:10:22 There we go. Come on.
113 00:10:36 Come on, Son.
114 00:10:38 Come on, get this down you.
115 00:10:41 Come on, Son.
116 00:10:43 Hey, now - no skriking.
117 00:10:46 Come on.
118 00:10:50 Hey, come on.
119 00:10:54 Mother's here.
120 00:10:59 Eh?
121 00:11:01 Mother's here.
122 00:12:01 Now, Son.
123 00:12:10 He were bleeding.
124 00:12:13 - Right, Aggie?- All right, Father?
125 00:12:15 It were streaming down his face.
126 00:12:17 - Were it?- Aye.
127 00:12:18 He deserved it, though.
128 00:12:19 He's been late three times this week.
129 00:12:26 Aye, he were bleeding.
130 00:12:29 A right mess.
131 00:12:39 He's wiped out.
132 00:12:41 He gave methe fright of me life.
133 00:12:43 - Did he say owt?- No, not a whistle.
134 00:12:46 - He's not changed, then!- Aye.
135 00:12:49 - Uh-uh!- Leave it, lad!
136 00:12:50 - George!- No, no, no.
137 00:12:52 Now, let's put thatout of harm's way.
138 00:12:55 Sit still for a minute.
139 00:12:57 We'll be going for ustea soon, lad.
140 00:12:59 'Ey, we've woken him up now.
141 00:13:01 Joe?
142 00:13:04 We're all here.Come on, let's sit thee up.
143 00:13:07 - Are you hungry, Joseph?- I've done you some broth.
144 00:13:11 - You 'right, Father?- Aye, lad.
145 00:13:14 Sit thee down, Father.
146 00:13:18 Sit down, Son.
147 00:13:20 - Esther?- Aye.
148 00:13:21 Get me a spoon.
149 00:13:24 Now, mind - it's hot.
150 00:13:26 Here y'are.
151 00:13:29 - It's George.- Aye, he's got big.
152 00:13:32 Ooh, you can say that again.
153 00:13:34 He has.
154 00:13:37 It's a baby.
155 00:13:40 Aye, little Sarah.
156 00:13:42 Your niece.
157 00:13:46 There's your Uncle Joseph.
158 00:13:49 You 'right?
159 00:13:50 What were t'fighting like, Joe?
160 00:13:53 Was you at Waterloo?
161 00:14:01 - Ah...- Leave him, Robert.
162 00:14:05 Aye, he'll be 'reet.
163 00:14:07 Did you see Boney?
164 00:14:09 Oh, come on,up you get, you daft barmpot!
165 00:14:12 - Night, Father.- Good night.
166 00:14:14 - Good night, George.- Good night, Grandfather.
167 00:14:17 See thee tomorrow, Joe.
168 00:14:18 Glad you're back, Joseph.See thee in t'morn'.
169 00:14:21 - In t'morn'.- See thee, clever-clogs!
170 00:14:23 - See thee.- See thee.
171 00:14:39 Penny a pie! 'Alf foran a'penny! Fresh this morn!
172 00:14:42 Ladies? Mister?
173 00:14:44 Penny a pie!'Alf for an a'penny!
174 00:14:47 Penny a pie, mister?Half for an a'penny!
175 00:14:49 Fresh this morn!
176 00:14:51 Penny a pie, ladies!'Alf for an a'penny!
177 00:14:54 - Fresh this morn!- Nell! Nell!
178 00:14:56 I'll have 'alf.
179 00:14:57 - There. Ha'penny.- Right, love.
180 00:15:00 Coming out. Here it is.
181 00:15:01 Fresh eggs!
182 00:15:03 Farthing an egg!
183 00:15:05 Penny farthing, half dozen.
184 00:15:07 'Ey up, Nellie, y'all right?
185 00:15:09 Aye. How's thee sen?
186 00:15:11 - Oh, you know.- Oh, aye.
187 00:15:13 - You havin' t'usual?- Aye.
188 00:15:15 - Any word?- He's come home.
189 00:15:17 - No?- He has.
190 00:15:19 Ee, that's grand!
191 00:15:21 How is he?
192 00:15:23 - He's not his sen.- No.
193 00:15:25 I'll give you an extra one.
194 00:15:26 Make him summat specialfor his supper.
195 00:15:28 Thank you.
196 00:15:30 Here's your pie.
197 00:15:32 Aye, that's grand.
198 00:15:33 - See thee.- Aye.
199 00:15:36 Fresh eggs! Farthing an egg!
200 00:15:39 Penny farthing, half dozen.
201 00:15:41 Fresh eggs!
202 00:15:44 Farthing an egg!
203 00:15:46 Penny farthing, half dozen!
204 00:16:47 Annie, please.
205 00:16:49 I can't.
206 00:16:55 - How many're you after?- Half dozen.
207 00:16:58 - Two.- Four.
208 00:17:00 Three.
209 00:17:02 Best butter pie, Friday.
210 00:17:08 Smile, Sarah.
211 00:17:12 - There y'are.- Thank you.
212 00:17:16 Come on, lass.
213 00:17:28 Do you 'ave any work?
214 00:17:29 No, there's nowt 'ere.
215 00:17:32 Sorry, lad.
216 00:17:39 Any work?
217 00:18:12 I went t' t'other side of t'canal.
218 00:18:14 But there were nowt going.
219 00:18:16 There is nowt going.
220 00:18:18 There's talk of themcutting wages again next month.
221 00:18:21 - Cutting them to what?- To the bone, Mother.
222 00:18:24 Aye, and that bread taxis helping no one.
223 00:18:26 - It's helping someone.- Who?
224 00:18:28 - Them rich beggars.- Bastard farmers.
225 00:18:30 It's not just t'farmers' fault,Robert.
226 00:18:32 - How d'you mean?- It's t'government, Mary.
227 00:18:34 Government?
228 00:18:36 Landowners have gott'government in their pockets.
229 00:18:39 Besides, most of t'governmentare landowners themselves!
230 00:18:42 Getting fat on land that theystole from us in t'first place.
231 00:18:45 Oh, aye.
232 00:18:46 What's that to dowith t'price of bread?
233 00:18:48 They have a bad harvest,there's a shortage of corn.
234 00:18:51 They won't let them import any
235 00:18:53 from France or Americaor anywhere,
236 00:18:55 so they force prices upand us poor souls
237 00:18:57 end up paying five times morefor a loaf of bread.
238 00:19:00 - Is that t'Corn Laws?- It is.
239 00:19:02 They were meant to help usbut it just made things worse.
240 00:19:05 When has a governmentever done anything to help us?
241 00:19:07 True.
242 00:19:09 Fat leeches, down London.
243 00:19:11 They'll starve us all to death.
244 00:19:18 Elevenpence ha'penny.
245 00:19:20 You take that, Esther.
246 00:19:23 We'll get by on t'rest.
247 00:19:26 No!
248 00:20:01 Margaret Micklethwaite,
249 00:20:04 as for the misdemeanourof loose,
250 00:20:06 idle and disorderly conduct,
251 00:20:08 given the intoxicatedand indecorous state
252 00:20:10 in which you were discoveredin your mistress's cellar,
253 00:20:13 there can be little doubtthat you were, and remain,
254 00:20:16 decidedly loose,unquestionably idle
255 00:20:19 and resolutely disorderly.
256 00:20:22 Now, as for the felony,
257 00:20:26 to whit, the theft of twobottles of excellent claret,
258 00:20:29 before I pass sentence,
259 00:20:31 indulge my curiosity,Mrs Micklethwaite,
260 00:20:34 and inform me,what erroneous pretext
261 00:20:37 compelled you to descend intothe cellar in the first place.
262 00:20:41 I were up in th'attic
263 00:20:43 and I saw this ghost,looking at me.
264 00:20:48 And I 'ad to rundown to t'cellar - honest!
265 00:20:52 Indeed!
266 00:20:55 So, afeared of the spiritin the attic,
267 00:21:01 you partook of the spiritin the cellar.
268 00:21:10 Oh...
269 00:21:11 Given the dual nature of your crime,
270 00:21:15 I am minded to pass this case upward
271 00:21:17 to the Quarter Sessions,
272 00:21:18 with the recommendation thatyou spend the next seven years
273 00:21:21 contemplating your sins
274 00:21:23 overlooking the exotic vistaof Botany Bay.
275 00:21:26 No, sir! No! I've got a ladat home what needs me!
276 00:21:28 Silence!
277 00:21:31 I am reluctantto impose upon the Crown
278 00:21:33 the cost of your transportation.
279 00:21:37 Therefore, you shall be whipped...
280 00:21:38 No, sir, no! Please, sir!
281 00:21:39 ..that it may shame youand deter others.
282 00:21:42 You may then spendthe next 14 days in gaol,
283 00:21:45 in quiet contemplationof your crimes.
284 00:21:49 Take her down.
285 00:21:50 Edward Wild.
286 00:21:52 For what purpose were youin the vicinity of Tib Street,
287 00:21:55 Manchester, on the third dayof November last?
288 00:21:58 We was knocking down a wall.
289 00:22:00 - Why? What are you?- A labourer.
290 00:22:03 Oh. Were you in liquor?
291 00:22:05 No, sir.
292 00:22:07 Then perhaps you mightexplain to me
293 00:22:09 what occasioned youto enter a haberdasher's shop
294 00:22:12 - on the day in question.- It's my pocket watch, sir.
295 00:22:15 It is not your pocket watch.
296 00:22:17 It is a silver pocket watch,valued at five guineas.
297 00:22:22 It is the property ofthe haberdasher, Mr Arnold.
298 00:22:26 Furthermore, his nameis quite clearly inscribed
299 00:22:31 upon the reverse sideof the case back.
300 00:22:34 I won it on a game of dice.
301 00:22:36 - Where?- The Old Boar's Head.
302 00:22:38 When?
303 00:22:41 I can't remember, s-sir.
304 00:22:43 You are wastingthe time of this court.
305 00:22:47 I am to recommendthat you be transported
306 00:22:50 to the territory of Australiafor a period of 14 years.
307 00:22:55 Our Lord God ownseverything upon this earth,
308 00:23:00 and when you steal,you rob from him.
309 00:23:04 - You are James Mahon?- Yes.
310 00:23:07 Remove your hat.
311 00:23:08 - Wha'?- You are in a court of law.
312 00:23:14 You are charged with stealinga coat from your master.
313 00:23:17 No. No, I didn't steal it.I took it.
314 00:23:21 Explain to me the difference.
315 00:23:22 He had two, I needed one.
316 00:23:24 He's got one. I've got one.I was cold.
317 00:23:27 - Are you an Englishman?- Yes, sir.
318 00:23:29 Do you know your Bible?
319 00:23:32 Can you read?
320 00:23:36 "Thou shalt not steal."
321 00:23:38 God's Commandment,number eight.
322 00:23:43 I'm a reformer.
323 00:23:44 - A reformer?- Yes.
324 00:23:46 That gives youthe right to steal?
325 00:23:48 No, it's not stealing.It's sharing.
326 00:23:50 What's mine is yoursand what's yours is mine.
327 00:23:54 - Is that the coat?- Yes.
328 00:23:57 Take it off.
329 00:24:01 Remove that coat.
330 00:24:07 Have it.
331 00:24:11 I shall commit youto the Quarter Sessions.
332 00:24:13 I shall recommend that yoube hanged. Take him down.
333 00:24:17 Hanged?
334 00:24:19 Over a coat?
335 00:24:43 Find out where he lives.
336 00:24:53 It is our profound belief
337 00:24:55 that we are on the brinkof the dawn of liberty.
338 00:25:00 We are on the verge of achieving
339 00:25:03 elevation from the cesspits and swamps
340 00:25:05 in which our governmentwould have us dwell.
341 00:25:08 We shan't be denied any longer.
342 00:25:11 The government's defencesare creaking.
343 00:25:15 The water is rising.
344 00:25:16 The dam is breaking.
345 00:25:18 The foam it swells,it swells all around them.
346 00:25:23 The gilded reptilesare unable to overawe
347 00:25:25 this expression of public opinion.
348 00:25:29 These apish Jupiters...
349 00:25:33 Hear, hear!
350 00:25:34 ..the phantasmagoriaof prophets who sit fat and idle
351 00:25:39 in that infernal monster pitthey call Parliament,
352 00:25:43 are quaking in their boots.
353 00:25:44 Aye!
354 00:25:46 Let the friends ofradical reform but persevere.
355 00:25:49 Let us be firm and fear notthat victory will be ours.
356 00:25:53 Our enemies will shrink
357 00:25:56 before the voice of all powerful truth.
358 00:25:59 When the pimps of authoritydeny a man suffrage,
359 00:26:03 they rob himof all security for his life,
360 00:26:06 liberty and property.
361 00:26:09 What kind of people are theyto commit such atrocities?
362 00:26:12 Friends, I urge you one and allto go home to your families
363 00:26:17 and tell them to join us,hand and heart.
364 00:26:21 Tell them: courage isa kind of salvation.
365 00:26:25 Tell them:we have it in our power
366 00:26:28 to begin the worldover again.
367 00:26:31 Aye!
368 00:26:33 Every citizenmust answer the call.
369 00:26:37 For we can easily forgive a child
370 00:26:39 who is afraid of the dark.
371 00:26:42 The real tragedy of life
372 00:26:44 is when men areafraid of the light.
373 00:26:47 Aye, well said, John.
374 00:26:50 Well said, John Saxton!Hear, hear.
375 00:26:52 - Into the light!- Yes.
376 00:27:01 Gentlemen... I havelong and deeply...
377 00:27:05 felt for the labouring class.
378 00:27:08 And it is this feeling alone
379 00:27:10 which induces me to promoteconstitutional reformation
380 00:27:14 of the representationof the people
381 00:27:17 in the House of Commons.
382 00:27:18 - Aye.- Hear, hear.
383 00:27:19 For believe me when I saythat the distress of the people
384 00:27:24 is too great to be removedby any power
385 00:27:28 other than that of Parliament.
386 00:27:30 - Aye!- True!
387 00:27:33 The object of Parliamentought to be the general good,
388 00:27:38 the equal protection,
389 00:27:39 the security of the person andproperty of each individual.
390 00:27:43 - Yes.- That is right.
391 00:27:44 Therefore labour,the poor man's only property,
392 00:27:49 ought to be as sacredas any other property.
393 00:27:52 Aye!
394 00:27:54 I deem it proper to inform you,that a few weeks ago,
395 00:27:57 the few gentlemenfrom Manchester,
396 00:28:00 who have, luckily for us,better understandings
397 00:28:03 and a superior degreeof human feeling,
398 00:28:06 presented a requisition to theborough reeve and constables,
399 00:28:10 requesting themto call an open meeting
400 00:28:12 to consider petitioningthe House of Commons
401 00:28:15 to repeal all the laws
402 00:28:17 which restrain the importationof corn or grain.
403 00:28:21 - Aye! Hear, hear.- With this requisition,
404 00:28:24 the borough reeveand constables
405 00:28:25 refused to comply...
406 00:28:27 - Shame!- Bastards!
407 00:28:30 - Shameful.- Bastards!
408 00:28:31 Nor is this all, gentlemen.
409 00:28:33 If any individualhas at any time
410 00:28:36 attempted to represent
411 00:28:37 to the inhabitants ofour town and neighbourhood,
412 00:28:40 the enormous burthens imposedupon them by the government,
413 00:28:43 or taken any steps toprevent the imposition of new,
414 00:28:47 or to remove any old burthens,
415 00:28:50 they have uniformly vilifiedand calumniated them
416 00:28:54 in the most scandalousand shameful degree.
417 00:28:56 Aye.
418 00:28:57 And, not content with this,they have, as is well known,
419 00:29:00 caused great numbersto be thrown into prison...
420 00:29:03 - That is right.- ..and there endure
421 00:29:05 every species of suffering
422 00:29:07 their malignitycould procure them.
423 00:29:10 I, myself, gentlemen, have hadthe distinguished honour
424 00:29:13 of being twice the objectof their malignant vengeance,
425 00:29:18 and enjoyed the indignityof a dungeon cell.
426 00:29:21 'Tis true!
427 00:29:23 When the recent war was over,
428 00:29:25 and the people expected plentyto have returned with peace,
429 00:29:30 their distressbecame worse than ever,
430 00:29:33 and it is the opinionof most thinking men that,
431 00:29:37 at that juncture, the populace
432 00:29:39 would thenhave fallen in violence
433 00:29:40 upon their employers or theirdealers in goods, or both,
434 00:29:47 but for the views exhibited
435 00:29:48 by the advocatesof parliamentary reform.
436 00:29:51 - 'Tis true.- Aye.
437 00:29:54 The constitution of our country
438 00:29:57 vests the right of electingmembers of the House of Commons
439 00:30:02 in the people.
440 00:30:04 Therefore, we must, openly,and in a manner
441 00:30:08 and with language that ismild and constitutional,
442 00:30:12 yet firm and clear...call for these reforms.
443 00:30:17 The division of the populationof the United Kingdom
444 00:30:20 - into equal parts.- Aye!
445 00:30:22 Those parts to equalthe number of representatives.
446 00:30:25 Aye!
447 00:30:26 Each representativeto be an inhabitant
448 00:30:28 of the district he represents.
449 00:30:30 Aye!
450 00:30:31 Each man to be entitledto vote for his representative.
451 00:30:35 - Aye.- Hear, hear.
452 00:30:37 And Parliamentto be elected annually.
453 00:30:40 - Aye!- Hear, hear!
454 00:30:44 Dr Joseph Healey,
455 00:30:46 representingOldham, Lancashire,
456 00:30:48 heartily concurs!
457 00:30:51 I thank you, Mr Healey.
458 00:30:53 Samuel Bamford,township of Middleton.
459 00:30:57 I would like to speakin support of my friend,
460 00:30:59 - Mr Knight.- Thank you, Mr Bamford.
461 00:31:02 We have seen with our own eyes
462 00:31:04 the likes of theseborough reeves and constables,
463 00:31:07 who supposedly are thereto protect our interests
464 00:31:11 and to keep t'peace
465 00:31:12 but in truth they turn a blindeye to t'transgressions
466 00:31:17 and iniquities that blightall our lives.
467 00:31:19 True, Sam. True.
468 00:31:20 All the whilefeathering their own nests
469 00:31:23 and hinderingthe common man.
470 00:31:26 And what isour national Parliament
471 00:31:29 but t'same afflictionon a grander scale?
472 00:31:32 Aye.
473 00:31:34 The soonerwe can represent ourselves
474 00:31:37 in all matters of localand national interest,
475 00:31:42 the sooner we can returnto our work with dignity!
476 00:31:46 Aye!
477 00:31:48 We must expose the corrupters,
478 00:31:51 shine a light on theirtreachery once and for all.
479 00:31:54 - Aye!- Aye, John, aye. Hear, hear!
480 00:31:57 Hear, hear, John!
481 00:31:59 Hear, hear!
482 00:32:10 - You all right, love?- Oh, aye.
483 00:32:13 So...
484 00:32:15 what's to be doneto save the world, eh?
485 00:32:18 They said we have to be ready.
486 00:32:20 - What for?- For things to change.
487 00:32:22 How d'you mean?
488 00:32:23 That's what they said,didn't they?
489 00:32:24 Aye, Father. They saidwe have to spread the word.
490 00:32:27 But what did they talk about?
491 00:32:29 About having a voice.Er... representation.
492 00:32:32 Hmm. Talk, talk, talk.
493 00:32:34 - No, no, he means the vote.- We know he means the vote
494 00:32:37 but what's to be doneto get the vote?
495 00:32:39 What's to be doneis what they was doing...
496 00:32:41 Shh...
497 00:32:42 ..what they was doing tonight.
498 00:32:43 People meeting, talking,being strong together.
499 00:32:47 All right, keep your hair on.I were just saying.
500 00:32:50 Less talk, more action.
501 00:32:51 Come on, George.Come on, wake up.
502 00:32:54 Any road,they'll never give us t'vote.
503 00:32:57 They'll give us nowt bythat way of thinking, Nellie.
504 00:33:00 These folk thinkwe stand a chance, Mam.
505 00:33:02 - And who are these folk?- From all over.
506 00:33:06 - Working men?- Oh, aye.
507 00:33:08 - I'll go and see how she is.- Come on, lad.
508 00:33:13 Good night, George.
509 00:33:18 - See thee tomorrow.- Good night, love.
510 00:33:45 The men, women and childrenwho keep
511 00:33:49 the relentless grindingof the wheels of industry
512 00:33:53 turning and spinning,
513 00:33:55 whilst working every hourthat is asked of them
514 00:33:57 are being left destitute.
515 00:34:02 With barely the energyto stand on two feet.
516 00:34:05 Aye.
517 00:34:07 The annals of history,
518 00:34:10 they show us what a despotwas King James II.
519 00:34:13 Aye.
520 00:34:15 Yet our forefathers were ableto affirm their liberties
521 00:34:18 without the lossof a single life.
522 00:34:28 Now, why was this?
523 00:34:30 This was because the peoplewere unanimous
524 00:34:33 and determinedto put down tyrannism.
525 00:34:36 - Aye!- Hear, hear!
526 00:34:38 Hear, hear!
527 00:34:40 They securedthe Bill of Rights of 1689.
528 00:34:48 That Bill of Rights ensuredParliament remains sovereign.
529 00:34:53 But what good is a parliament
530 00:34:55 if it does not representits people?
531 00:34:57 Hear, hear!
532 00:35:01 What right does a king haveto a payout from the government
533 00:35:06 of £2 million per annum?
534 00:35:07 No right!
535 00:35:09 A king who has lost his senses,if he ever had any.
536 00:35:12 And what right does our good,gracious, illustrious -
537 00:35:16 or should I say, big fat -
538 00:35:17 Prince havewith one-and-a-half million?
539 00:35:20 He has no right!
540 00:35:21 What right do these men havewith this money,
541 00:35:23 when those they have robbedare starving for want?
542 00:35:26 They have no right.No right at all!
543 00:35:28 No, sir.They do not have that right.
544 00:35:30 No!
545 00:35:31 - But we have a right.- Aye!
546 00:35:32 We have a rightto present a petition
547 00:35:36 to this big, fat prince.
548 00:35:38 And that we propose to do.
549 00:35:40 Hear, hear.
550 00:35:42 This petitionwill demand at last
551 00:35:45 a fair, properand full representation
552 00:35:48 - for all Englishmen.- Aye.
553 00:35:52 If... If, after forty daysand forty nights
554 00:35:58 there is no responsefrom our... beloved Prince...
555 00:36:03 ..we shall take said petitionto the King.
556 00:36:06 And... if he ignores us,
557 00:36:09 we have the right,as Englishmen,
558 00:36:11 to imprison himand all his family.
559 00:36:17 All we demandis that our voices are heard...
560 00:36:23 ..and thatour sufferings cease.
561 00:36:25 We are on the vergeof a devastating cataclysm!
562 00:36:29 The time has come to alleviatethe sufferings of the people.
563 00:36:32 I call forth a deluge
564 00:36:34 to cleanse this landof its festering corruption.
565 00:36:37 Almighty Father,permit us to be the Noahs,
566 00:36:40 the Deucalions and the Pyrrhasas we start this world anew.
567 00:36:44 Mr Knight!
568 00:36:54 Friends, I should liketo invite Mr John Knight
569 00:36:58 to now speak.
570 00:37:00 Mr Knight.
571 00:37:05 Gentlemen, I should like tothank Mr Bagguley,
572 00:37:08 Mr Drummond and Mr Johnston
573 00:37:10 for their impassioned rhetoric.
574 00:37:16 Although I cannotconcur with the notion
575 00:37:20 that the imprisonment of the King
576 00:37:22 would advance the cause.
577 00:37:42 Nevertheless, I congratulate them
578 00:37:45 on their considerable fervourand their zeal.
579 00:37:59 I thank you, gentlemen.
580 00:38:01 Thank you, Mr Knight.
581 00:38:03 Thank you, Mr Knight.
582 00:38:23 - They're going to London.- What, Bagguley and that?
583 00:38:26 They're going to seethe Prince.
584 00:38:28 - What?- They're not!
585 00:38:29 - They are, Mam.- The Prince Regent, it is.
586 00:38:31 Oh, aye.
587 00:38:33 They're taking him this er...What is it, Father?
588 00:38:36 - Petition.- Aye, a petition.
589 00:38:38 - What will it say, Father?- It's a list of demands.
590 00:38:41 - Oh, aye.- Our rights.
591 00:38:42 Hallelujah!
592 00:38:44 Prince... thingummyisn't going to give ha'porth
593 00:38:47 for a scrap of paper that'scome all t'way from Lancashire.
594 00:38:50 If he dun't,they'll take it to the King.
595 00:38:51 And then what?He's as mad as a March hare!
596 00:38:55 They said if he won't do owt,they'll lock him up.
597 00:38:56 - What, the King?- Aye, the King and his family.
598 00:38:59 Who's going to lock upthe King? Them three lads?
599 00:39:02 No, the people will.
600 00:39:04 And how's the peoplegoing to do that?
601 00:39:06 That's just plain daft.
602 00:39:08 At least they'redoing something.
603 00:39:10 They're not doing owt.It's just more talk.
604 00:39:12 I'll tell you what they'renot doing, Nellie,
605 00:39:14 they're not sittingon their backsides, waiting.
606 00:39:18 I know, I know.
607 00:39:20 I don't blame youfor losing hope, Mam.
608 00:39:21 I haven't lost hope, son.
609 00:39:23 I'll never lose hope.Times is too hard to lose hope.
610 00:39:27 Hope's all we've got.
611 00:39:29 But you've got to start small.
612 00:39:32 As they say,from little acorns...
613 00:39:35 mighty oak trees grow.
614 00:39:57 They must be removed forthwith.
615 00:39:59 - I concur.- Hear, hear.
616 00:40:01 They're polluting our streets.
617 00:40:02 Indeed. We must pluckthe braying bellwethers
618 00:40:06 from their schismatic pulpits,
619 00:40:09 but we cannot incarceratetheir entire Godless flock.
620 00:40:13 Three thousand fools
621 00:40:16 stuffed into the New Baileylike anchovies in a pot?
622 00:40:18 No, gentlemen. The rabblemust be awed into submission.
623 00:40:23 A mere show of military might
624 00:40:25 would soon see themgambolling like little lambs
625 00:40:27 back to their looms.
626 00:40:29 They are ignorant souls.
627 00:40:31 They know not what they want.
628 00:40:33 - They are children.- Innocent babes.
629 00:40:35 Babes, perhaps.Innocent? Never.
630 00:40:37 The rod is all they understand.
631 00:40:39 "My son, fear thouthe Lord and the King,
632 00:40:42 and meddle not with themthat are given to change."
633 00:40:45 Gentlemen, might I urgea little forbearance?
634 00:40:51 The labouring classesare ruled by their stomachs.
635 00:40:55 Were we toprevail upon the mill owners
636 00:40:58 to furnish them with anadditional shilling per week...
637 00:41:01 their hungerwould be alleviated
638 00:41:02 and this agitation would cease.
639 00:41:05 A shilling this week,two shillings next week,
640 00:41:08 a guinea for Christmas.
641 00:41:10 This concerns not money.
642 00:41:12 This concerns notan extension of the franchise.
643 00:41:16 This concernsneither liberty nor freedom.
644 00:41:20 The remedy, gentlemen,is the iron hand of the law.
645 00:41:26 So we're all agreed. Grand!
646 00:41:28 Gentlemen, is this not...a passing season...
647 00:41:33 ..of hot-headed intemperance,which will run its course?
648 00:41:37 No. It is not.
649 00:41:41 Will you not join us at table,Nadin?
650 00:41:43 These are dangerous men.
651 00:41:46 They're a threat.
652 00:41:47 We need some pretextto arrest them.
653 00:41:50 Indeed.But the question is this:
654 00:41:53 do we have evidence thatthey are inciting these people
655 00:41:57 to armed insurrection?
656 00:41:59 Well, we do not knowthat they are armed.
657 00:42:02 Are they armed, Colonel?
658 00:42:04 Chippendale?
659 00:42:06 Gentlemen, I have witnessedno evidence of arms.
660 00:42:09 You have witnessed no evidenceof arms, Chippendale.
661 00:42:14 But that does not meanthat they do not bear arms.
662 00:42:22 - In my opinion...- Your opinion?
663 00:42:25 Your opinion is not important.
664 00:42:28 You're an informant.
665 00:42:30 Inform... or sit down.
666 00:42:34 I might remind you,Deputy Chief Constable Nadin,
667 00:42:38 that this man is in my employ.
668 00:42:43 Colonel Fletcher, sir.
669 00:42:45 Gentlemen,
670 00:42:48 we cannot actwithout evidence.
671 00:42:51 There's always evidence.
672 00:42:54 You've just got to knowwhere to look for it.
673 00:42:57 And if you don't find it,you crack a few heads.
674 00:43:17 When might you nextvisit Manchester, William?
675 00:43:20 Wednesday. Early.
676 00:43:23 I've to be in court.
677 00:43:26 I thoughtI might travel with you.
678 00:43:28 If you must.
679 00:43:30 I should like to visitArabella.
680 00:43:33 She has the palsy.
681 00:43:35 Has she, now?
682 00:43:37 Listen to this.
683 00:43:40 "In all my twenty yearsas a magistrate
684 00:43:42 charged with the keepingof the peace,
685 00:43:45 never have I been witnessto the scale and size
686 00:43:48 of these people's ambition.
687 00:43:50 The trouble brewing here hasa much more frightening purpose
688 00:43:53 than that of winning the votefor the working man.
689 00:43:56 What we are witnessingon the ground
690 00:43:59 is a vast number of peopleripe for insurrection.
691 00:44:02 They will nevergive up their course
692 00:44:04 until they have establisheda republican court."
693 00:44:09 Oh, dear!
694 00:44:12 "I am sorry...to have to... inform you..."
695 00:44:19 "These arethe most violent preachings
696 00:44:22 of disaffected demagogues,
697 00:44:24 who seek to strikethe flint of reform
698 00:44:26 against the steel of greed -
699 00:44:28 the greed of a labouring class
700 00:44:31 ever seeking a shilling's morewage for an hour's less toil.
701 00:44:35 The resulting sparkmust soon take hold,
702 00:44:38 threatening the very safetyof our neighbourhoods.
703 00:44:41 Such gatherings,
704 00:44:42 and many more hewn fromthe same seditious block,
705 00:44:46 no longer bring togethera few dozen malcontents
706 00:44:48 and ne'er-do-wells
707 00:44:50 to pass secret codesand hidden messages
708 00:44:53 at the back of MethodistSunday school rooms,
709 00:44:55 or above squalid low taverns.
710 00:44:58 These meetings, now heldbrazenly and in plain sight,
711 00:45:03 are attended in numbersin many instances
712 00:45:05 exceeding three,four, five thousand.
713 00:45:09 And there the rallying cryof Bagguley
714 00:45:12 and his scurrilous brethren
715 00:45:14 are hallooed bythe ill-educated, ungodly mob
716 00:45:19 as they incite themin violent and in bloody terms.
717 00:45:24 They speak not of reform...but of destruction.
718 00:45:33 Oh, I humbly beseechYour Lordship
719 00:45:37 to do all within your power
720 00:45:39 to bring fortha great deluge from above,
721 00:45:46 that this may extinguishonce and for all
722 00:45:51 this most ferociousand bloody threat
723 00:45:56 to the peace and harmonyof our... great land..."
724 00:46:02 No...
725 00:46:05 "..of our... sweet land.
726 00:46:10 I remain, as always, your mosthumble and obedient servant,
727 00:46:13 Reverend...Charles Wicksted Ethelston."
728 00:46:20 Poetry!
729 00:47:15 Morning, Mr Rook.
730 00:47:23 Mr Grout, sir.Lord Sidmouth and Mr Hobhouse.
731 00:47:25 Thank you, Mr Cobb.
732 00:47:39 Mm. Mr Golightly?
733 00:47:48 The Reverend Ethelston.
734 00:47:51 "The rallying cry of Bagguleyand his scurrilous brethren
735 00:47:55 - are hallooed by..."- Hallooed!
736 00:47:57 - Hallooed!- Hallooed!
737 00:47:59 "..by the ill-educated,ungodly mob
738 00:48:02 as they incite them inviolent and in bloody terms."
739 00:48:06 Heaven defend his congregation,Mr Grout.
740 00:48:08 Indeed, Mr Golightly.
741 00:48:31 Ethelston.
742 00:48:33 "Bring forth a delugefrom above..."
743 00:48:35 The bard of Manchester.
744 00:48:37 Five thousandat Bagguley's meeting!
745 00:48:39 Bagguley?I believe the time has come
746 00:48:43 to remove the headof this particular serpent.
747 00:48:45 - How old is he?- Nineteen.
748 00:48:47 - Sunday school scholars.- Indeed.
749 00:48:50 We have given this young manenough rope
750 00:48:52 with which to hang himself.I suggest we tighten the knot.
751 00:48:55 This plague ever spreadsthroughout the land.
752 00:48:58 We must be brutal,with a cautious hand.
753 00:49:01 Indeed we must.
754 00:49:04 Another magisterial missivefrom Manchester.
755 00:49:09 Hmm.
756 00:49:11 Gentlemen, may I first avow,
757 00:49:16 that it is a matterof some pride...
758 00:49:20 ..immense privilege
759 00:49:21 and not insignificantencouragement...
760 00:49:24 to be met here today in thisgreat metropolis of London
761 00:49:28 with such a wide and devotedbody of reformers.
762 00:49:31 Hear, hear.
763 00:49:33 I am certainthat we have all, at times,
764 00:49:36 faced withthe mighty forces of tyranny
765 00:49:39 wielded by those in power...
766 00:49:43 ..felt that our actionswere of no more impact
767 00:49:46 than the ripples thrown up
768 00:49:48 by a single pebbletossed into the sea.
769 00:49:51 Hear, hear.
770 00:49:53 But let us know, as we turnto each other in this room,
771 00:50:00 as we lookour fellow man in the eye,
772 00:50:03 in the sure knowledgethat we gather here
773 00:50:05 to protect and improvethe lives and future lives
774 00:50:09 of the tens, the hundredsof thousands of souls
775 00:50:13 that we have the great honourto represent...
776 00:50:17 ..let us knowthat those ripples
777 00:50:21 can and will begin to grow.
778 00:50:24 - Aye!- Hear, hear!
779 00:50:27 They will growas we grow together.
780 00:50:30 Aye.
781 00:50:32 And as we combine, in courage,
782 00:50:35 convictionand companionship...
783 00:50:38 Hear, hear.
784 00:50:39 ..those rippleswill become torrents,
785 00:50:43 - will become waves...- Hear, hear!
786 00:50:46 ..that will rise inexorably,
787 00:50:50 until they beginto pound this land
788 00:50:53 and come crashing downon the corrupt old order.
789 00:50:58 Aye! Well said, sir!
790 00:51:01 Hear, hear!
791 00:51:04 So that fromthe rich fertile ground,
792 00:51:08 left behind by thesemagnificent, mighty waves,
793 00:51:14 will rise up the purest shoots
794 00:51:18 of regrowth and renewal.
795 00:51:21 - Aye! Huzzah!- Hear, hear!
796 00:51:24 Hear, hear!
797 00:51:26 So that from our actions,
798 00:51:29 actions forged by the needs,
799 00:51:33 the cries, the ardent pleasof our common man,
800 00:51:39 we may put that common man
801 00:51:42 at the heart of anyCommons House of Parliament.
802 00:51:47 - Well said, sir!- Hear, hear!
803 00:51:54 One vote for each and all free men!
804 00:52:00 Let that vote be castin secret, and annually.
805 00:52:04 That is what we must seek.
806 00:52:09 For let it never be in doubt...
807 00:52:13 .. that there can finally beno cessation
808 00:52:17 of any reform that isundeniably right, just,
809 00:52:22 and in the overwhelminginterest of the multitude!
810 00:52:48 Mr Hunt, sir.
811 00:52:50 Pray pardon the intrusion, sir,
812 00:52:52 but may I sayhow heart-warming it is
813 00:52:54 to hear a manspeak from the heart
814 00:52:56 on a subject so close to our hearts.
815 00:52:58 Aye.
816 00:52:59 I thank youfor your kind words.
817 00:53:01 We are fellow reformers, sir,from Lancashire way.
818 00:53:04 Indeed?
819 00:53:06 Samuel Bamfordand Mr Joseph Healey.
820 00:53:09 Dr Healey.
821 00:53:11 Gentlemen.
822 00:53:12 Would tha' care to join usin a pot of ale, Mr Hunt?
823 00:53:15 T'would be a great honourfor t'both of us.
824 00:53:18 Alas, I must soon returnto my rooms
825 00:53:20 but I thank you, gentlemen.
826 00:53:25 - Good day, sir.- Good day, sir.
827 00:53:36 Might I trouble youto stand, sir?
828 00:53:41 Thank you, sir.
829 00:53:43 Have you misplaced something,missus?
830 00:53:45 Mouse droppings.
831 00:53:56 You are Mr...
832 00:53:57 - Richards.- Mr Richards.
833 00:54:00 And what can we do for you,Mr Richards?
834 00:54:04 It's more of a case of whatI can do for you, gentlemen.
835 00:54:07 And what can you do for us,Mr Richards?
836 00:54:09 May I?
837 00:54:11 If you must, but make haste.
838 00:54:13 Thank you.
839 00:54:23 I'm a patriot, just like you,gentlemen.
840 00:54:29 I would lay down my lifefor my country.
841 00:54:36 I have certain information
842 00:54:37 that I believe would bevery useful to you.
843 00:54:41 I have contacts...skills, ways and means.
844 00:54:50 Where do you hail from,Mr Richards?
845 00:54:52 Here and there. London.
846 00:54:54 It's... hard to say.
847 00:54:55 Have you visitedthe North of England?
848 00:54:59 Yes and no.
849 00:55:00 But I'm familiar enoughwith the North, sir.
850 00:55:03 These contacts.Are they in the North?
851 00:55:06 Maybe.
852 00:55:07 Debating clubs?
853 00:55:09 Union societies?
854 00:55:11 Reform meetings?
855 00:55:12 Perhaps.
856 00:55:14 Where? When?
857 00:55:16 Soon.
858 00:55:17 You receive visitorsin London?
859 00:55:20 - From time to time.- How many?
860 00:55:22 Too many to count.
861 00:55:24 Come, come, Mr Richards.
862 00:55:25 We should need numbersand names.
863 00:55:27 But of course.
864 00:55:30 At a price.
865 00:56:00 "My Lords and Gentlemen...
866 00:56:04 ..it is with deep regretthat I am again obliged
867 00:56:07 to announce to youthat no alteration has occurred
868 00:56:11 in the state of my dear father,
869 00:56:13 His Majesty the King's,lamented indisposition.
870 00:56:20 The distresses consequent uponthe termination of a war
871 00:56:23 of such unusual extentand duration
872 00:56:26 have been felt,with greater or less severity,
873 00:56:30 throughoutall the nations of Europe.
874 00:56:34 You will, I doubt not,
875 00:56:37 feel a just indignation
876 00:56:39 at the attemptswhich have been made
877 00:56:41 to take advantage ofthe distresses of the country,
878 00:56:44 for the purposeof exciting a spirit
879 00:56:47 of sedition and violence."
880 00:56:54 "I am too well convinced ofthe loyalty and good sense
881 00:57:00 of the great bodyof His Majesty's subjects,
882 00:57:04 to believe them capable ofbeing perverted by the arts
883 00:57:09 which are employedto seduce them.
884 00:57:13 But I am determinedto omit no precautions
885 00:57:18 for preservingthe public peace,
886 00:57:21 and for counteracting thedesigns of the disaffected.
887 00:57:26 And I rely withthe utmost confidence
888 00:57:29 on your cordial supportand cooperation,
889 00:57:34 in upholding a systemof law and government,
890 00:57:39 which I deem to bethe most perfect
891 00:57:42 that has ever fallento the lot of any people."
892 00:57:47 Hear, hear!
893 00:58:06 - Give us a potato.- What?
894 00:58:15 - Gi' us a tattie.- What for?
895 00:58:17 God save the Prince Regent!
896 00:58:18 What're you doin'?That's our supper!
897 00:58:20 Ah! Ahh!
898 00:58:23 Billy!
899 00:58:30 Lord Chancellor!
900 00:58:33 My Lords!
901 00:58:35 I have one of the mostimportant communications
902 00:58:39 to make to your Lordships,
903 00:58:40 that has ever been madeto Parliament.
904 00:58:45 His Royal Highnesswas only now leaving this House
905 00:58:50 when he was most viciouslyattacked with a stone,
906 00:58:54 or as some say, two balls,fired from an air-gun...
907 00:58:59 or some otherheinous instrument.
908 00:59:03 The malignant spirit,
909 00:59:05 born of the odiousFrench Revolution,
910 00:59:08 is even now plainlypersuading our people
911 00:59:12 that, alone by open violence,
912 00:59:14 can their grievancesbe redressed.
913 00:59:20 I am deeply painedupon this occasion,
914 00:59:24 to state that I requirethe suspension
915 00:59:28 of the Habeas Corpus Act.
916 00:59:32 And, my Lords,I ask that this power
917 00:59:35 should be communicatedwithout d-delay...
918 00:59:37 Hear, hear!
919 00:59:40 ..for here procrastination
920 00:59:42 would spellnothing short of... ruin.
921 00:59:45 Hear, hear.
922 00:59:53 Good morning, gentlemen.
923 00:59:55 Good morning, Joseph.
924 00:59:59 I bring us good fortune.
925 01:00:01 - We can do with some of that.- Aye.
926 01:00:03 I found this on Deansgate.
927 01:00:06 How are you faring?What tidings?
928 01:00:08 - How's the brush trade, Joe?- Grand. Grand.
929 01:00:10 It thrives, John, it thrives.
930 01:00:11 So, gentlemen, our responseto this evil action.
931 01:00:14 - We must be clear.- Indeed.
932 01:00:16 We have a duty to our readers
933 01:00:18 to explainwhat a barbaric act this is.
934 01:00:21 It may be that not every readerwill understand
935 01:00:23 what Habeas Corpus means.
936 01:00:25 - Indeed.- Exactly so.
937 01:00:26 We must remind them.
938 01:00:28 "Habeas Corpus means everyBriton's right to protection
939 01:00:31 against unlawful arrestand detainment without charge."
940 01:00:34 - Er... Good.- It is a... a cornerstone
941 01:00:36 - of our constitution.- Aye.
942 01:00:38 Without which the common manis reduced to slavery.
943 01:00:41 Yes. Now, "There arethree classes of men -
944 01:00:46 lovers of wisdom, lovers ofhonour and lovers of gain."
945 01:00:52 Plato.
946 01:00:53 We're aware it's Plato, John,but is it truly to the matter?
947 01:00:56 In my opinion, it is.
948 01:00:58 I think not in this instant.
949 01:01:00 - Jack not in this morning?- Fetching paper supplies.
950 01:01:03 - Grand, grand.- Read that out, James.
951 01:01:05 "It is the cornerstoneof our constitution
952 01:01:07 without whichwe are reduced to..."
953 01:01:08 Now then, lads.
954 01:01:10 - Good morrow, gentlemen.- Sam.
955 01:01:12 Doctor.
956 01:01:13 How are you goingat this end of t'country?
957 01:01:15 How are you going att'other end more to the point?
958 01:01:17 - We've been to London.- When did you get back up?
959 01:01:20 - Last night.- By coach.
960 01:01:21 - We were inside.- Aye, keeping out of t'rain.
961 01:01:24 Please, gentlemen,make yourselves comfortable.
962 01:01:26 Aye.
963 01:01:28 Smoky and dark as ever,were London.
964 01:01:31 Shan't be going back therein a hurry.
965 01:01:33 - There were uproar.- An attack on t'Prince!
966 01:01:35 - Did you hear about it?- So we heard, aye.
967 01:01:37 There were talk of gunfire.
968 01:01:39 - Pistol shot, rifle shot...- Cannon fire.
969 01:01:41 We heardhe was hit by a potato.
970 01:01:42 Poor fat lad,
971 01:01:44 wouldn't know what to dowi' a raw potato.
972 01:01:48 But, think on this.
973 01:01:50 We saw Mr Henry Huntaddressing t'crowd.
974 01:01:54 You saw Orator Hunt?
975 01:01:56 Orator Hunt.Isn't that right, Doctor?
976 01:01:58 Aye, we saw him, we heard himand we were moved by him.
977 01:02:02 - That right, Sam?- Aye, at Elephant And Castle.
978 01:02:05 Never afore did I see a manso gifted in public speak -
979 01:02:08 and I've heard a fewin my time.
980 01:02:11 Tha'self included, John.
981 01:02:13 You're not so badon the hustings, Sam.
982 01:02:14 Aye, I havea certain following.
983 01:02:17 But not like this man.It's as if he were born to it.
984 01:02:19 - We can all deliver a speech.- Do not get me wrong, John.
985 01:02:22 I'm not saying thattha'self cannot turn a phrase,
986 01:02:26 but this feller, he knowshow to unite the crowd.
987 01:02:29 - Do we not all do that?- Aye, but...
988 01:02:32 he speaks with a...a passion and a fervour
989 01:02:35 about t'same mattersand t'same concerns
990 01:02:38 we've all been preaching aboutthese past years,
991 01:02:41 but when he does it,the crowd, they follow him.
992 01:02:45 They're in t'palm of his hand.
993 01:02:47 They say he's not a modest man.
994 01:02:49 Aye, "vainglorious",I've heard folk describe him.
995 01:02:52 Well, I daresayhe's not perfect.
996 01:02:54 - Who of us here is?- Was he wearing his white hat?
997 01:02:57 - Aye.- Aye.
998 01:02:58 He were wearing his white hat.So you could see him, aye.
999 01:03:00 You wouldn't miss himin t'crowd.
1000 01:03:03 - Jack.- Good day, gentlemen.
1001 01:03:05 - Jack. How do?- Jack.
1002 01:03:07 Here he is.
1003 01:03:10 - Is he not a landowner?- Aye, he is, James,
1004 01:03:12 and a countryman -and a wealthy one at that.
1005 01:03:15 And that gives himthe wherewithal and the ability
1006 01:03:18 to fight for libertyand reform.
1007 01:03:21 - True, true.- Now think on this.
1008 01:03:24 If you lads,through your newspaper,
1009 01:03:27 and t'ManchesterPatriotic Union,
1010 01:03:30 are planning this bigpublic meeting at Peter's Field
1011 01:03:35 to discuss universal suffrage
1012 01:03:37 and the election ofa representative for Manchester
1013 01:03:40 in Parliament, then surely youwould want Henry Hunt
1014 01:03:44 addressing t'crowdalongside t'rest of us.
1015 01:03:46 We don't need some fancy dandycoming up here,
1016 01:03:49 taking over the show.
1017 01:03:50 Hey, John Saxton,I come here to speak as I find.
1018 01:03:54 Thy prejudiceis thine own affair.
1019 01:03:56 But will he be as effectualup here with our people,
1020 01:03:59 as he is down therewith London folk?
1021 01:04:00 - Aye.- He would be effectual
1022 01:04:02 anywhere in t'country
1023 01:04:04 as long as there werea crowd to listen to him.
1024 01:04:06 From John O'Groatsto t'Land's End.
1025 01:04:09 Did you speak to him?
1026 01:04:11 We made ourselves known to him,aye.
1027 01:04:13 - We told him our business.- And what was he like?
1028 01:04:15 In himself.
1029 01:04:16 Why... you'd be...hard pushed to say.
1030 01:04:21 - He were...- Aye.
1031 01:04:22 - He has a round face.- Aye.
1032 01:04:25 You might sayhe were a bit bland.
1033 01:04:29 Aye, but I do hear tellhe has his own brewery.
1034 01:04:32 Aye. True, true.
1035 01:04:35 Now, if I am done here,
1036 01:04:38 my good wife has promised mea hot potato pie
1037 01:04:42 on my return to Middleton,so if tha' will allow me, John,
1038 01:04:45 I shall be making my way upt'bank to avail myself of it.
1039 01:04:50 We shall give this matterour due consideration.
1040 01:04:52 - Aye. Well, think on.- Good day, gentlemen.
1041 01:04:55 - Good day.- See thee later, lads.
1042 01:04:57 Good day.
1043 01:04:58 - Where are we up to, Jack?- Just off three hundred.
1044 01:05:01 Can you not go any faster?
1045 01:05:03 A faster printeryou'll not find
1046 01:05:05 in the wholeof Manchester.
1047 01:05:06 Thank you, sir.
1048 01:05:08 Right, gentlemen, I must away.
1049 01:05:12 - Good day.- Good day.
1050 01:05:13 Good day.
1051 01:05:36 Here's tha' beer, Joseph.
1052 01:05:46 - Who's tha' writing to?- Hush, woman.
1053 01:05:56 I am writing to the greatorator, Mr Henry Hunt...
1054 01:06:00 ..Esquire.
1055 01:06:03 Oh.
1056 01:06:08 Here is the intercepted mail,Mr Grout.
1057 01:06:10 Thank you, Mr Cobb.
1058 01:06:22 Hmm. Exactly so.
1059 01:06:24 Most definitely, Mr Grout.
1060 01:06:26 Yes, I concur, Mr Golightly.
1061 01:06:35 Who is this Johnson?
1062 01:06:38 He holds a positionof influence
1063 01:06:40 amongst the middle classradicals of Manchester.
1064 01:06:42 He is a brush manufacturer.
1065 01:06:45 A brush manufacturer?
1066 01:06:47 Apparently.
1067 01:06:49 There is now little doubt
1068 01:06:50 that this mass meetingwill take place.
1069 01:06:53 - Legally, we cannot ban it.- Alas, not.
1070 01:06:55 A working class upstart oratoris one thing,
1071 01:06:58 but a land-owning,self-styled man of the people
1072 01:07:01 like Hunt is quite another.
1073 01:07:03 We cannot allowthis Wiltshire peacock
1074 01:07:05 to incitethe disaffected masses
1075 01:07:07 under the spurious guiseof parliamentary reform.
1076 01:07:11 This is a powder keg which willignite at the slightest spark.
1077 01:07:15 I believe it prudent
1078 01:07:16 that we write to GeneralByng immediately.
1079 01:07:18 Indeed. Instruct himto increase his forces
1080 01:07:23 to the utmost degree possible.
1081 01:07:26 - Post haste, my Lord.- And, Hobhouse,
1082 01:07:29 insist thatthe local magistrates
1083 01:07:31 exercisethe greatest restraint.
1084 01:07:37 Very good, my Lord.
1085 01:07:45 Dear sisters,
1086 01:07:47 welcome to the ManchesterFemale Reform Society.
1087 01:07:50 They said we've got to pay,
1088 01:07:52 but I'm not paying 'cos I'aven't got owt to give.
1089 01:07:54 There is no money to be givenif you do not have it.
1090 01:07:58 Please, do take a seat.
1091 01:08:01 I'm right standing, thank you.
1092 01:08:04 As you wish.
1093 01:08:06 As I'm sure you are all aware,
1094 01:08:08 there is to be a great meetingat St Peter's Field
1095 01:08:11 to further the cause of reform.
1096 01:08:14 We have reviewedfor a considerable time past
1097 01:08:18 the apathy and frequent insultof our oppressed countrymen
1098 01:08:23 by the borough-mongeringaristocracy.
1099 01:08:32 And in order to acceleratethe emancipation
1100 01:08:36 of our suffering nation,we do declare that we will
1101 01:08:40 assist the male unionformed in this town,
1102 01:08:43 with all the might and energythat we possess,
1103 01:08:47 in obtaining the objectof our common solicitude.
1104 01:08:50 I don't understanda word you're saying.
1105 01:08:52 - Give over and sit down.- No, she's right.
1106 01:08:56 I don't understandwhat she's saying neither.
1107 01:08:58 - No.- Ladies, please,
1108 01:09:00 you will allget a chance to speak.
1109 01:09:02 Pray silence for our president,Mrs Fildes.
1110 01:09:05 Thank you, Susanna.
1111 01:09:07 One man, one vote.
1112 01:09:16 Representation for all of us,for each and every family.
1113 01:09:22 Hear, hear!
1114 01:09:28 We are neither ashamed,nor afraid,
1115 01:09:31 of thus aiding our menfolk,
1116 01:09:34 and we are actuatedby no motives of petty vanity.
1117 01:09:39 We come together as wives,mothers, daughters and sisters
1118 01:09:44 in our social, domesticand moral capacities.
1119 01:09:49 Aye.
1120 01:09:54 May our flag never be unfurled
1121 01:09:58 but in the sacred causeof liberty, peace and reform,
1122 01:10:03 and then may a female's curse
1123 01:10:06 pursue the cowardwho deserts the standard.
1124 01:10:10 Aye!
1125 01:10:21 And now, ladies, our secretary,Mrs Susanna Saxton,
1126 01:10:25 will say a few words.
1127 01:10:31 Sisters of the earth,
1128 01:10:33 how could you bear to seethe infant at the breast
1129 01:10:36 drawing from you the remnantsof your last blood,
1130 01:10:39 instead of the nourishmentwhich nature requires?
1131 01:10:42 The only subsistencefor yourselves
1132 01:10:44 being a draught of cold water.
1133 01:10:47 We can no longer bear to see
1134 01:10:49 numbers of our parentsimmured in workhouses,
1135 01:10:52 our fathers separatedfrom our mothers
1136 01:10:54 in direct contradiction tothe laws of God and man,
1137 01:10:59 our sons degradedbelow human nature,
1138 01:11:02 our husbands and ourlittle ones clothed in rags
1139 01:11:05 and piningon the face of the earth.
1140 01:11:07 Our enemies are resolvedupon destroying
1141 01:11:10 the last vestigeof the natural rights of man,
1142 01:11:13 and we are determinedto establish it.
1143 01:11:16 For as wellmight they attempt
1144 01:11:17 to arrest the sunin the region of space,
1145 01:11:19 or stop the diurnal motionof the earth,
1146 01:11:21 as to impedethe rapid progress
1147 01:11:23 of our enlightened friendsto liberty and truth.
1148 01:11:26 You're talking bullscutter,an' all.
1149 01:11:28 - Be quiet!- You be quiet!
1150 01:11:30 No, you sit down nowand stop your brabblement.
1151 01:11:33 Order! Ladies, please!
1152 01:11:36 We cannot bear
1153 01:11:37 the ponderous weightof our chains any longer.
1154 01:11:41 But we must tear them asunder
1155 01:11:43 and dash them in the face ofour remorseless oppressors,
1156 01:11:46 who have nearly picked barethe bones of those who labour.
1157 01:11:49 - They have, they have!- Aye, they have!
1158 01:11:51 The founder of Christianity,Jesus Christ,
1159 01:11:53 He was the greatest reformerof all.
1160 01:11:57 Sisters, the bitter cupof oppression
1161 01:12:00 is now full to the brim.
1162 01:12:05 Well done, Susanna.
1163 01:12:07 It's true! It's true is that.
1164 01:12:11 We come out on strikelast year.
1165 01:12:14 We were out seven weeks,wasn't we?
1166 01:12:15 Aye, we wa'!
1167 01:12:17 They beat us back to work
1168 01:12:19 and we've got nowtto show for it, nowt!
1169 01:12:22 I've got two lads to feedand nowt to give 'em.
1170 01:12:25 - Be quiet, the both of you!- No, you be quiet!
1171 01:12:27 - You be quiet!- Don't you belder at me.
1172 01:12:30 Ladies!
1173 01:12:31 Let us move on to the nextsubject on the agenda.
1174 01:12:36 So... let meget this straight, now.
1175 01:12:41 There's going to bea big march.
1176 01:12:42 - Aye!- At Peter's Field.
1177 01:12:44 - Outside?- Aye.
1178 01:12:45 - Not indoors?- No.
1179 01:12:47 - In broad daylight?- Yes!
1180 01:12:49 - On a Monday.- A Monday?
1181 01:12:51 - I know, it's daft.- Second Monday in August.
1182 01:12:54 - Not go to work?- Aye.
1183 01:12:55 They'll have to make dowithout us.
1184 01:12:57 We'll get the sack!
1185 01:12:58 Not if all the mills turn out.
1186 01:13:00 You're playing with fire.
1187 01:13:01 No, Mother,this one'll be different.
1188 01:13:03 Different? How?
1189 01:13:04 There's hundreds going,women and children an' all.
1190 01:13:07 We've to turn outin our Sunday best.
1191 01:13:09 Ah, well, I best getme darning needles out, then.
1192 01:13:12 Aye, you should, same ast'rest of t'street will be.
1193 01:13:15 I know they will,
1194 01:13:16 but so will that Nadinand his bullies, the swine.
1195 01:13:19 They'll have to get past them!
1196 01:13:21 Aye, but people have beenpractising marching peacefully.
1197 01:13:24 Haven't they, Father?
1198 01:13:25 Oh, aye, up on Kersal Moor,they say.
1199 01:13:27 - Childer?- Aye, 'ole families.
1200 01:13:30 It's a day out for everybody.
1201 01:13:32 We've to stand upfor ourselves, Esther.
1202 01:13:34 We can't go on being afraid.
1203 01:13:37 I know, love, but we've allgot to be careful, though.
1204 01:15:01 John! John Bagguley?
1205 01:15:05 Aye?
1206 01:15:06 It's an honour to meet you,sir.
1207 01:15:08 Your reputation precedes you.
1208 01:15:12 They say you're a great orator.
1209 01:15:14 Do they?
1210 01:15:15 Your message is strongand clear... and true.
1211 01:15:23 You're not fromaround these parts, are you?
1212 01:15:26 I'm a radical, John -just like yourself.
1213 01:15:31 - Greetings, friend.- Greetings.
1214 01:15:36 May I ask you a question, John?
1215 01:15:40 Are you as angry as I am?
1216 01:15:44 I am angry.
1217 01:15:46 But are you angry enough?
1218 01:15:51 People need to seehow angry we are, John.
1219 01:15:56 Rise up.
1220 01:15:58 Fight!
1221 01:16:01 Violence... hatred...
1222 01:16:04 ..destruction.
1223 01:16:06 We are prepared.
1224 01:16:08 We have arms ready.
1225 01:16:10 Then use 'em.
1226 01:16:15 When the time is right...
1227 01:16:18 ..we will.
1228 01:16:20 The time is now, John.
1229 01:16:28 Until next time.
1230 01:16:31 Call me Oliver.
1231 01:17:14 Friends...thank you for being here today.
1232 01:17:19 But let me statethis meeting will be short,
1233 01:17:22 as the suspension ofHabeas Corpus is upon us.
1234 01:17:27 This is not the end.
1235 01:17:29 No, this is only the beginning.
1236 01:17:32 Aye.
1237 01:17:34 But permit me to say...
1238 01:17:37 that when the power...of any government...
1239 01:17:40 is in the hands ofan agreed number of persons,
1240 01:17:44 whose interest together
1241 01:17:46 with the interestof the government
1242 01:17:48 are different and distinctto that of the people...
1243 01:17:52 ..well, so then such isthe case,
1244 01:17:54 the speedy destructionof our nation is inevitable.
1245 01:17:58 Hear, hear! Hear, hear.
1246 01:18:02 Thank you for your time.
1247 01:18:05 Thank you. My friend, SamuelDrummond, will now speak.
1248 01:18:11 Thank you, Mr John Bagguley.
1249 01:18:13 Friends, I will only speakvery briefly today.
1250 01:18:17 The time for speaking is over.
1251 01:18:19 Now...Now is the time for action.
1252 01:18:24 Our chief intentionis to restore to you
1253 01:18:27 your long lost libertyby you arming yourselves,
1254 01:18:30 and being strong and resolute
1255 01:18:32 and ready to win back yourancient rights for yourselves.
1256 01:18:35 - Aye.- Hear, hear!
1257 01:18:37 Now is the time for action!Now.
1258 01:18:39 Not tomorrow, not next week.
1259 01:18:42 - Now!- Hear, hear!
1260 01:18:44 For my part,
1261 01:18:46 I will stick to you until mylast drop of blood is expended.
1262 01:18:51 If the whole host of hellcome against me,
1263 01:18:53 I will not stir an inch,
1264 01:18:55 because I knowour cause is true and just,
1265 01:18:58 and the Lord Himself shinesHis heavenly light upon us.
1266 01:19:01 Hear, hear!
1267 01:19:02 Get all armed!
1268 01:19:05 Give me my liberty,or let me die.
1269 01:19:09 Liberty or death!
1270 01:19:11 Liberty or death!
1271 01:19:14 Liberty or death!
1272 01:19:16 Liberty or death!
1273 01:19:18 Liberty or death!
1274 01:19:20 I thank you.
1275 01:19:26 My friend, John Johnston,will now say a few words.
1276 01:19:42 Fellow countrymen...
1277 01:19:47 ..the time has cometo rise from your lethargy.
1278 01:19:51 - Aye.- Yes.
1279 01:19:52 No longer will our blood,sweat and toil
1280 01:19:55 line the pockets ofthe avaricious aristocracy
1281 01:19:58 and the landowners.
1282 01:20:00 No longer will the curdledscreams of starving children
1283 01:20:05 echo through the streets ofManchester and beyond.
1284 01:20:10 Our French brethrenhave shown us the way.
1285 01:20:15 We must punish our mad kingand his gluttonous offspring
1286 01:20:19 by taking off their heads!
1287 01:20:21 - Oh, yes!- Yes!
1288 01:20:24 I declare to that Godthat gave me being,
1289 01:20:28 that superintends my actions,
1290 01:20:30 that one day,I must give an answer
1291 01:20:32 for all that I doon this earth,
1292 01:20:33 that whenever... wheneverit lies within my power,
1293 01:20:38 - I will strike them down!- Aye!
1294 01:20:40 And, if I cannot effect it,
1295 01:20:42 I hope the womenof this great nation
1296 01:20:45 will tear themlimb from bleeding limb
1297 01:20:48 like the Maenadson Mount Cithaeron!
1298 01:20:50 - Yes!- Arm yourselves!
1299 01:20:53 Bring pistols, guns,swords and pikes,
1300 01:20:55 and if you cannotattain these weapons,
1301 01:20:58 bring yourselfa pair of tongs and a poker,
1302 01:21:01 hot from the fire!
1303 01:21:03 Be ready, lads,
1304 01:21:05 and true to yourselves!
1305 01:21:07 Give me liberty,or give me death!
1306 01:21:10 Liberty or death!
1307 01:21:12 Liberty or death!
1308 01:21:14 Liberty or death!
1309 01:21:16 Liberty or death!
1310 01:21:18 Let's go.
1311 01:21:37 You bastard!Let go of me, you bastard!
1312 01:21:39 - I shall never be defeated!- You will not silence us!
1313 01:21:42 - We will never relent.- Hey, you bastard!
1314 01:21:44 We will never give upthe fight for liberty!
1315 01:21:47 Liberty or death!
1316 01:21:50 Liberty or death!
1317 01:21:53 You cannot confine us to thesereceptacles of the damned!
1318 01:21:58 Get in. Get in!
1319 01:22:02 I'm going to smash your teethdown your throat!
1320 01:22:07 Get in! Get in!
1321 01:22:09 No! No!
1322 01:22:12 Get off me, you bastard!
1323 01:22:15 Get off! Oww!
1324 01:22:18 Get off me!
1325 01:22:24 Jesus Christ Himselfwas the greatest ever reformer!
1326 01:22:29 You will not silence our cause.
1327 01:22:45 Help!
1328 01:22:58 Left, right. Left, right.
1329 01:23:05 Stand still!
1330 01:23:09 About face, gentlemen!
1331 01:23:14 Dressings!
1332 01:23:18 Quick march!
1333 01:23:20 Listen to the drum.
1334 01:23:25 Swing your arms.
1335 01:23:27 By the right.
1336 01:23:30 Move to the right!Right face!
1337 01:23:36 Pick up your dressings!
1338 01:23:37 Right, then left.
1339 01:23:46 Keep dressing from the right!
1340 01:23:49 Swing those arms!
1341 01:23:54 Pick up your dressings,gentlemen!
1342 01:23:56 Let's have a bit of pride!
1343 01:24:18 Mr Hunt?
1344 01:24:21 Joseph Johnsonof the Manchester Observer.
1345 01:24:23 Ah, Mr Johnson.
1346 01:24:25 Er... This is Mr Knight,Mr Saxton and Mrs Saxton,
1347 01:24:28 the Secretary of the ManchesterFemale Reform Society.
1348 01:24:31 - Good evening, Mr Hunt.- Madam.
1349 01:24:32 - Welcome.- How kind.
1350 01:24:34 - Good day sir.- Mr Hunt.
1351 01:24:35 Gentlemen. At last.
1352 01:24:37 We should like to thank youfor enduring your long journey.
1353 01:24:40 Welcome to Manchester.
1354 01:24:41 I shall indeed look forwardto a good night's repose
1355 01:24:44 in anticipation oftomorrow's exertions.
1356 01:24:47 Mr Hunt, I regret to inform youthat the meeting
1357 01:24:49 will no longertake place tomorrow.
1358 01:24:51 It has been postponed, Mr Hunt,
1359 01:24:53 until tomorrow week, the 16th.
1360 01:24:56 For what reason, pray?
1361 01:24:57 Due to circumstancesbeyond our control.
1362 01:25:00 What circumstances?
1363 01:25:01 Our intention was thatthe meeting should consider
1364 01:25:04 the propriety ofelecting a so-called
1365 01:25:05 Parliamentary representativefor this district.
1366 01:25:08 Mr Johnson, did I notstipulate that my attendance
1367 01:25:10 here in Manchesterwas conditional
1368 01:25:12 upon there being no mentionof any such illegal election?
1369 01:25:15 We were not planningto hold an election, sir,
1370 01:25:17 merely to discussthe possibility of an election.
1371 01:25:20 Aye. The magistratesmisunderstood our intentions.
1372 01:25:22 Because it was a foolishproposition in the first place.
1373 01:25:25 Mr Hunt, as you very well know,
1374 01:25:27 Manchester has noParliamentary representation.
1375 01:25:30 - We do not. It's a scandal.- Time is pressing.
1376 01:25:33 You, of all people, know that.
1377 01:25:35 Yes, Mr Saxton, I am well awarethat time is pressing.
1378 01:25:37 That is why I cannot spend oneweek of my life in Manchester.
1379 01:25:41 But thousands of peopleare eager to hear you speak.
1380 01:25:44 Then I shall leave it to youto explain my absence.
1381 01:25:46 Sir, there will be a greatoutcry if you do not appear.
1382 01:25:50 - It will be carnage.- Only your presence
1383 01:25:52 can promote tranquillityand good order.
1384 01:25:54 Sir, please let us conduct youto your hotel.
1385 01:26:03 That is out of the question.
1386 01:26:05 With my name,any longer than one night
1387 01:26:07 in any hotel in this land,
1388 01:26:08 and the place will beswarming with spies.
1389 01:26:10 Then we must findmore secluded accommodation.
1390 01:26:23 This is where I reside,Mr Hunt.
1391 01:26:35 Leave it there.
1392 01:26:41 Mr Hunt?
1393 01:26:47 Good evening, madam.
1394 01:26:48 This is my dear wife,Mrs Johnson.
1395 01:26:50 Mr Henry Hunt.
1396 01:26:52 Mr Johnson, if I could perhapsbe shown to my rooms?
1397 01:26:54 Indeed.Sarah, show Mr Hunt upstairs.
1398 01:27:00 Oh. Erm...
1399 01:27:03 This way, Mr Hunt.
1400 01:27:08 If you would provide mewith some writing materials?
1401 01:27:10 - Very well.- And my trunk.
1402 01:27:15 Mrs Johnson, if you couldbring me a light repast?
1403 01:27:18 What's that?
1404 01:27:31 - I thank you, Sir John.- A pleasure.
1405 01:27:33 Always good to see you, Guy.Now, to be clear,
1406 01:27:35 I myself may not be presentat this little gathering.
1407 01:27:37 Indeed, I understand that.
1408 01:27:38 I have other mattersto attend to,
1409 01:27:40 but I have every confidencein you, old boy.
1410 01:27:42 I shall endeavourto do my best, sir.
1411 01:27:44 Stout fellow. Your horse.
1412 01:28:31 Aye, aye.
1413 01:28:32 Ah, good morning, Joseph.
1414 01:28:34 Go on.
1415 01:28:36 No.
1416 01:28:37 - Are they not ready yet?- No.
1417 01:28:39 Not while this afternoon,you said.
1418 01:28:41 - Right.- Give us a look.
1419 01:28:44 That one in't done yet.
1420 01:28:46 It's grand.
1421 01:28:51 Good.
1422 01:28:59 We are in a state ofpainful uncertainty, Sir John.
1423 01:29:02 - We are.- No doubt.
1424 01:29:04 And we feel comfortedand assured by your presence,
1425 01:29:07 your prowess in dealingwith civil disorder,
1426 01:29:10 and in the knowledgethat we are in your safe hands.
1427 01:29:13 - Hear, hear.- Indeed.
1428 01:29:14 Thank you, gentlemen.
1429 01:29:16 However, at this stage, I wouldurge you to show caution,
1430 01:29:19 and to abstain fromany precipitous acts.
1431 01:29:21 General,with the greatest of respect,
1432 01:29:23 the time for caution is over.
1433 01:29:25 Sir, I am of the opinionthat the presence alone
1434 01:29:28 of the civil and military forcethat we have in readiness
1435 01:29:31 is sufficient to deterany conceivable sedition.
1436 01:29:33 You're speaking of insurrection.
1437 01:29:35 Indeed. Moreover we cannotallow these radicals
1438 01:29:39 to follow the exampleof their French brethren
1439 01:29:42 on the 16th of August.
1440 01:29:43 Mr Norris, the General'svery attendance upon the day
1441 01:29:47 will ensure that no suchcatastrophe can possibly occur.
1442 01:29:52 Gentlemen, regardingmy attendance upon the day.
1443 01:29:56 My attention may be calledto other quarters,
1444 01:30:00 and I do not find myselfin a position
1445 01:30:02 wherein I can guaranteemy presence.
1446 01:30:07 Am I to understandthat you will have
1447 01:30:09 more pressing business elsewhere?
1448 01:30:11 There isa distinct possibility.
1449 01:30:13 But, I havethe utmost confidence
1450 01:30:15 in my second in command,Colonel L'Estrange.
1451 01:30:17 He is a fine soldier.
1452 01:30:20 I see.
1453 01:30:21 L'Estrange.
1454 01:30:22 Indeed, sir.
1455 01:30:53 Mr Tuke, is this to take upmuch more of my time?
1456 01:30:56 No, Mr Hunt.
1457 01:30:58 The stiller you sit,the sooner we'll be done.
1458 01:31:05 Arm down, please.
1459 01:31:08 Am I permitted to usemy right arm?
1460 01:31:10 You may use your right arm aslong as it does not impede
1461 01:31:13 on our progresswith your left arm.
1462 01:31:21 May I enquire as to the natureof your speech, Mr Hunt?
1463 01:31:26 It concernsthe inalienable civil liberties
1464 01:31:29 - of all free men.- Does it, now?
1465 01:31:35 My wife expressessomething of an interest
1466 01:31:37 in attending your gatheringon Monday.
1467 01:31:41 Will you not be attendingwith her?
1468 01:31:42 No. I'm not onefor too much talk.
1469 01:31:52 Mr Hunt, please.
1470 01:31:54 Miss?
1471 01:31:56 Would you be so kindas to hold down my papers?
1472 01:31:59 Hold down t'papers?
1473 01:32:02 Top left corner.
1474 01:32:15 Me 'ands are dirty.
1475 01:32:19 That's no matter. These are...
1476 01:32:21 ...notes for myself alone.
1477 01:32:27 Will I be in t'picture?
1478 01:32:31 Nay, lass,thou'll't not be in t'picture.
1479 01:32:37 Bessie!Leave t'gentleman alone!
1480 01:32:40 The young lady is providing mewith assistance, Mrs Johnson.
1481 01:32:43 Oh, I beg pardon, Mr Hunt.
1482 01:33:03 Understand this, I care not.
1483 01:33:06 I will not be paraded likesome beast in a menagerie.
1484 01:33:14 Can I not get thee a drink,Sam?
1485 01:33:15 No, thank you, my dear.
1486 01:33:20 Who is that?
1487 01:33:23 It's Mr Hunt.
1488 01:33:24 Oh, yes.
1489 01:33:29 Sam.
1490 01:33:31 May I ask what thee would liketo speak to Mr Hunt regarding?
1491 01:33:34 What I would like to speakto Mr Hunt regarding, Joe...
1492 01:33:37 I would like to speakto Mr Hunt regarding.
1493 01:33:39 Aye.Well, it would appear Mr Hunt
1494 01:33:42 is otherwise occupiedat present.
1495 01:33:45 Oh. Well, we all have mattersthat need attending to, Joe.
1496 01:33:49 And I'm sure Mr Huntcan spare a few moments
1497 01:33:52 to speak to a fellow reformer.
1498 01:34:00 - Mr Bamford.- Mr Hunt.
1499 01:34:02 What is it of such import thatit cannot wait till Monday?
1500 01:34:05 How are you going onat our end o' t'country, sir?
1501 01:34:08 Sadly, I have been immuredwithin these four walls
1502 01:34:11 this past week.
1503 01:34:13 Though I am grateful tothe kind hospitality
1504 01:34:15 - of these good people.- Aye, I'm glad to hear it.
1505 01:34:18 They are indeed good people.
1506 01:34:20 Now, speaking o' t'meetinga-Monday,
1507 01:34:24 we've been drilling t'lads inranks for nigh on a month now,
1508 01:34:28 and we have a thousand menmoving together
1509 01:34:30 as if it were a mere score,sir.
1510 01:34:32 I am heartened to hear it,Mr Bamford.
1511 01:34:34 I am told that we areto anticipate a mighty crowd.
1512 01:34:37 Aye.
1513 01:34:38 Aye, we are that, sir.And we shall do thee proud.
1514 01:34:41 Now, we have beeninstilling into t'lads
1515 01:34:44 the principles of cleanliness,sobriety, order,
1516 01:34:47 and also t'notion of peace,which I believe
1517 01:34:50 were your own personal addageto t'list, sir,
1518 01:34:52 and onewhich I respect greatly.
1519 01:34:55 Now, these ideas have beentaken to heart by all t'lads
1520 01:34:59 and have been carried wellthroughout all t'ranks, sir.
1521 01:35:01 I look forward to seeing itwith mine own eyes, Mr Bamford.
1522 01:35:04 I'm sure they'll do you proud.
1523 01:35:06 Now, on that subject, sir...
1524 01:35:10 ..would it not be prudent of us
1525 01:35:12 to havea small contingent of men -
1526 01:35:15 say a score or twoamongst a thousand -
1527 01:35:21 armed with cudgelsjust to protect...
1528 01:35:24 Mr Johnson, will you showMr Bamford the door?
1529 01:35:26 Mr Hunt, I have come hereto speak man to man
1530 01:35:29 about an important matter.
1531 01:35:30 Then let me speak to youman to man, Mr Bamford.
1532 01:35:34 If any man is armed withso much as a stone on Monday,
1533 01:35:38 there will be no meetingat which I will speak.
1534 01:35:41 There are a large body of mensigned up at Manchester.
1535 01:35:44 And women and children.
1536 01:35:47 And it is themthat I seek to protect.
1537 01:35:50 I am speaking of t'Manchesterand Salford Yeomanry, sir.
1538 01:35:54 A large body of men are signed up,
1539 01:35:56 and weapons have been widelydistributed amongst them.
1540 01:35:59 And it is preciselyfor that reason
1541 01:36:01 that we must give themno provocation.
1542 01:36:02 But these are menwho are not only
1543 01:36:05 politically averseto our cause, sir,
1544 01:36:07 but also personallyaverse to us.
1545 01:36:09 - Mr Bamford...- Are we to lead our young'uns
1546 01:36:11 and our wivesand our sweethearts
1547 01:36:13 into the mouthof such a threat,
1548 01:36:15 wi'out t'meansof defending them?
1549 01:36:16 Mr Bamford,I understand your fears.
1550 01:36:20 But you have not beento a mass meeting
1551 01:36:23 as this promises to be.I have.
1552 01:36:25 I have spokenat meetings in London
1553 01:36:27 of over one hundredthousand people,
1554 01:36:30 and at those meetings
1555 01:36:31 not one blade of grass,not a gust of wind,
1556 01:36:35 has been the recipientof a single act of violence.
1557 01:36:38 Had they been, the authoritieswould have taken it
1558 01:36:41 as permission to break upnot only the meeting,
1559 01:36:44 but the entire movement.
1560 01:36:46 I will not have my reputationand name,
1561 01:36:49 and the virtueswhich I espouse,
1562 01:36:51 besmirched for the behaviourof a single group of men...
1563 01:36:55 But this is Lancashire, sir,
1564 01:36:57 and the authorities herehave no regard
1565 01:36:59 for thy reputationor anybody else's.
1566 01:37:01 And meetings of this nature,hereabouts,
1567 01:37:04 invariably end in violence.
1568 01:37:05 That is because they have notbeen addressed by me.
1569 01:37:09 Dost thy have childrenof thine own, sir?
1570 01:37:11 I do, sir.
1571 01:37:14 And would thee leadthy children
1572 01:37:16 into danger such as this?
1573 01:37:18 I would gladly lead my childrenby the hand,
1574 01:37:21 with a song in my heart,
1575 01:37:23 to any meetingchaired by Henry Hunt.
1576 01:37:28 Uh-huh. Well, I amhardly satisfied by that.
1577 01:37:34 But as this is a committeedecision not to bear arms,
1578 01:37:39 then I suppose I amduty bound to carry it.
1579 01:37:43 But I shall pray to God
1580 01:37:46 that He might affordsome protection
1581 01:37:48 to our vulnerable folk.
1582 01:37:56 I shall see thee a-Monday, sir,
1583 01:37:58 and let us hope it is a day...
1584 01:38:00 we need not look back onwith regret.
1585 01:38:01 Let us hope that, both.
1586 01:38:03 Aye.
1587 01:38:05 Good day.
1588 01:38:07 Joseph.
1589 01:38:09 Mrs Johnson.
1590 01:38:13 I do apologise, Mr Hunt.
1591 01:38:16 I want him watchedfrom now until Monday.
1592 01:38:20 There will be no violence.
1593 01:38:22 I shall see to it.
1594 01:38:24 There are to be no weapons.Rest assured.
1595 01:38:33 Let us continue our supper.
1596 01:38:35 Oh, it will have gone cold,Mr Hunt.
1597 01:38:37 It's no matter, Mrs Johnson.
1598 01:38:44 Gentlemen, I hopeyou may permit me
1599 01:38:45 to dispense with the formalities.
1600 01:38:47 We neither need nor desireintroductions, Mr Hunt.
1601 01:38:50 Indeed not.
1602 01:38:52 Well, then, let me ask plainly.
1603 01:38:55 Is there, as I've been ledto believe that there is,
1604 01:38:58 a charge against my name?
1605 01:39:01 I suggest you may be a victimof false information, Mr Hunt.
1606 01:39:06 There is presentlyno such charge.
1607 01:39:10 There is no such chargeat present?
1608 01:39:12 - No, sir.- Would that there were,
1609 01:39:14 Mr Hunt.
1610 01:39:16 Well, sir, should there be,
1611 01:39:18 let me avow that I wouldfreely and without hesitation,
1612 01:39:22 offer myself up for arrest.
1613 01:39:27 I seek no subterfugehere in Manchester.
1614 01:39:30 Good evening, gentlemen.
1615 01:39:34 You remain at liberty, Mr Hunt,
1616 01:39:37 but I might remind you
1617 01:39:39 that we retain the fulland unwavering support
1618 01:39:42 of His Majesty's Governmentand military force.
1619 01:39:45 As I, sir, retain the supportof the people.
1620 01:39:49 You, sir, are a blaggard!
1621 01:40:01 Buffoon.
1622 01:40:03 He should be clapped in irons.
1623 01:40:06 It takes but a matter of moments
1624 01:40:08 to inscribe a man's name on a warrant.
1625 01:40:20 - Good evening.- Good evening, madam, sir.
1626 01:40:23 I am seeking Mr Henry Hunt.
1627 01:40:24 I was told he would beat this address at this hour.
1628 01:40:27 And you are?
1629 01:40:29 Richard Carlile of Sherwin'sPolitical Register, London.
1630 01:40:31 Mr Carlile! Joseph Johnsonof the Manchester Observer.
1631 01:40:34 Mr Johnson.
1632 01:40:36 - Oh, do come in.- Thank you.
1633 01:40:40 - Ah, Henry!- Richard.
1634 01:40:42 What do you here in Manchester?
1635 01:40:44 Why, I... I am here to attend
1636 01:40:46 tomorrow's great assembly,naturally.
1637 01:40:48 But at whose invitation?
1638 01:40:50 Why, that of Mr Wroe and...and Mr Knight
1639 01:40:53 of the Manchester Observer.
1640 01:40:56 And why was Inot informed of this?
1641 01:40:58 Well, I...
1642 01:41:00 I have prepared some wordsto address the multitude.
1643 01:41:06 Richard, I'm afraidwe have agreed
1644 01:41:07 that the numberof speakers tomorrow
1645 01:41:09 will be kept to a minimum.
1646 01:41:12 Henry, I have brought with meone hundred impressions
1647 01:41:15 of your exemplarySmithfield speech
1648 01:41:18 on civil and universal liberty,to distribute tomorrow.
1649 01:41:23 This was last month. I do notintend to repeat myself.
1650 01:41:26 The people of these partsmust know
1651 01:41:28 that reformis not merely a matter
1652 01:41:30 of achievinguniversal suffrage,
1653 01:41:32 but... but of freedom fromthe tyranny of the Church
1654 01:41:35 and of the destructionof monarchy.
1655 01:41:37 Richard, in Manchester,
1656 01:41:38 universal suffrageis the sole message.
1657 01:41:40 That alone.
1658 01:41:43 I thank you for your pains.
1659 01:41:48 Henry, what considerationhave you given
1660 01:41:51 to the possibility of violencetomorrow?
1661 01:41:54 I fear it greatly.
1662 01:41:55 Richard, firstly you advise mehow to speak.
1663 01:41:58 Now you advise mehow to behave.
1664 01:42:00 I feel your interventions areboth excessive and unnecessary.
1665 01:42:11 Well, perhaps you will allow meto travel with you tomorrow?
1666 01:42:17 Mr Johnson, might therebe room in the barouche?
1667 01:42:19 Aye, I should think so,Mr Hunt.
1668 01:42:23 Well, then, yes, you must.
1669 01:42:26 You'll be my guest.
1670 01:42:28 I thank you.
1671 01:42:30 Our chains are shaking, Henry.
1672 01:42:33 They will be broken.
1673 01:42:35 I will take my leave.Good evening.
1674 01:42:38 - Good evening.- Good evening, sir.
1675 01:42:45 I must apologise forthe continued interruptions,
1676 01:42:47 - Mrs Johnson.- Oh.
1677 01:42:48 I can assure you, come Tuesday,
1678 01:42:50 your liveswill return to normalcy.
1679 01:42:55 Go home, Bessie.
1680 01:42:57 Yes, Mrs Johnson.
1681 01:42:59 Good night, Mr Johnson.
1682 01:43:23 - Y'a'right?- Aye.
1683 01:43:25 - The heat's knocked her out.- Ooh... It's too warm.
1684 01:43:28 Aye.
1685 01:43:29 - I'll not sleep tonight.- It might cool down later on.
1686 01:43:33 Aye.
1687 01:43:37 - Night.- Good night, love.
1688 01:43:39 Night, Father.
1689 01:43:49 You a'right for tomorrow?
1690 01:43:51 Aye, I reckon so.
1691 01:43:58 It'll be a good day, Mother.
1692 01:44:00 Aye, it will.
1693 01:44:04 Night.
1694 01:44:06 Night, love.
1695 01:44:12 You a'right?
1696 01:44:13 Aye.
1697 01:44:18 Look at her.
1698 01:44:20 - Little angel.- Mmm.
1699 01:44:23 I were just thinking, in 1900,she'll be eighty five.
1700 01:44:30 - Will she?- Aye, of course she will.
1701 01:44:35 She'll be a great-grandma.
1702 01:44:38 - Wishing her life away!- Oh, I'm just saying.
1703 01:44:45 I hope it's a better world for her.
1704 01:44:48 Summat'll get better.
1705 01:44:49 Some things'll never change.
1706 01:44:53 They say there'll bea lot of folk there tomorrow,
1707 01:44:56 waving their flags,banging their drums.
1708 01:44:58 I hope so.
1709 01:45:04 Good night, Mother.
1710 01:45:06 Night, Father.
1711 01:46:03 Right, we've got five ladsin t'front row...
1712 01:46:05 Absolutely right.Right, women in rows of five!
1713 01:46:09 Come on, you girls!
1714 01:46:12 Rows of five.Sort yourselves out.
1715 01:46:14 - Now, then...- Right.
1716 01:46:19 Who's got t'banner here?That end. That's it, lads.
1717 01:46:22 You lads at t'end there.
1718 01:46:25 Hey, now.
1719 01:46:28 Keep in rank and file right, lads.
1720 01:46:30 Keep to the right.
1721 01:46:36 - Mary.- Right, let's have a look.
1722 01:46:45 Now, then.
1723 01:46:47 The meeting we are going to today...
1724 01:46:50 is t'biggestand t'most important meeting
1725 01:46:53 about parliamentary reformwe've ever had.
1726 01:46:56 So, lads, stay in your ranks!
1727 01:46:59 The more calmnessand sensibility we show now,
1728 01:47:06 the more we make liarsof our enemies,
1729 01:47:09 who have represented us
1730 01:47:11 as a mob and a rabblethese past few years.
1731 01:47:14 And let's shame themwith our good conduct.
1732 01:47:19 Now, what we aregoing to town for today,
1733 01:47:21 we're not going to begor plead...
1734 01:47:24 ..because what we want,it's not theirs to give!
1735 01:47:29 It were given to us by God,on t'day of our birth,
1736 01:47:33 as honest Englishmen.
1737 01:47:35 And with that in mind,
1738 01:47:37 no weapons must be allowedon t'march
1739 01:47:40 as agreed by t'committee.
1740 01:47:42 So come on, lads, dropthe sticks, drop your clubs.
1741 01:47:46 Drop your knivesand your cudgels.
1742 01:47:48 There's no needfor violence here.
1743 01:47:52 That's it, boys.
1744 01:47:56 Now, then.
1745 01:47:58 First stop, will be Sam Ogden'staphouse in Harpurhey...
1746 01:48:05 And then on to Manchester...
1747 01:48:10 ..and liberty!
1748 01:48:13 Left foot forward, lads!
1749 01:48:15 Left!
1750 01:48:17 Left!
1751 01:48:18 Left!
1752 01:48:20 Left!
1753 01:48:49 Come on - get on with it.
1754 01:48:55 Get a move on.There's stones all over here.
1755 01:48:57 Get 'em on the backof this cart, and quick!
1756 01:49:37 Scum.
1757 01:49:40 - That's what they are. Scum.- Aye, they are that, sir.
1758 01:49:43 I put food on their tableand this is how they repay me.
1759 01:49:46 They've got no right, sir.
1760 01:50:01 - Are we all ready?- Aye, Nellie.
1761 01:50:03 Aye.
1762 01:50:04 Reet, come on!
1763 01:50:06 Aye.
1764 01:50:09 - Morning, Eli!- Morning, Nellie.
1765 01:50:15 - Looking forward to it?- Yes.
1766 01:50:17 - All right, lad?- Aye.
1767 01:50:20 Morning.
1768 01:50:45 - Liberty or death.- Annual parliaments!
1769 01:50:48 No taxation withoutrepresentation!
1770 01:50:50 Vote by ballot!
1771 01:50:52 - No Corn Laws!- Universal suffrage!
1772 01:50:55 - Get back to your husbands!- Shame!
1773 01:50:57 Whores! Harlots!
1774 01:51:00 Hussies!Go home to your babies!
1775 01:51:02 - It'll achieve nowt.- Friends, unite and be free!
1776 01:51:16 Gentlemen,for King and Country!
1777 01:51:18 - Aye, sir. King and Country.- King and Country!
1778 01:51:23 To King and Country!
1779 01:51:26 To King and Country!
1780 01:51:29 - And again!- To King and Country!
1781 01:51:33 And again!
1782 01:51:36 To King and Country!
1783 01:51:44 ..give them a bit of justice!
1784 01:51:46 Liberty!
1785 01:52:00 Liberty!
1786 01:52:09 Liberty!
1787 01:52:33 You wait till you getto the field.
1788 01:52:54 Mr Norris, how do you do?
1789 01:52:56 - Look at them.- It is without precedent.
1790 01:52:58 Is the room in readiness?
1791 01:53:00 - Aye, it is.- Very good.
1792 01:53:04 I sent my man here earlierwith some wine. Is it...
1793 01:53:07 - Aye, sir, it's over there.- Excellent.
1794 01:53:09 - Could I have a word?- Of course.
1795 01:53:12 I don't know what's goingto happen this afternoon.
1796 01:53:26 Mr Buxton, would youkindly remove that... sheet?
1797 01:53:31 Certainly, sir.
1798 01:53:32 Gentlemen,should you need refreshment,
1799 01:53:34 we have some fine claret here,
1800 01:53:36 if you wishto avail yourselves.
1801 01:53:42 Gentlemen, I wish you wellwith your business today.
1802 01:53:46 If nature calls,there's a pot in t'corner.
1803 01:53:49 - Good day, sir.- Thank you, very much.
1804 01:54:04 What's going on now?
1805 01:54:06 I don't know.We're just waiting.
1806 01:54:08 How long have youbeen waiting for?
1807 01:54:10 Ah, not long.
1808 01:54:12 - Have you come far?- Chadderton.
1809 01:54:14 - That's Oldham way, in't it?- Aye.
1810 01:54:16 - That's a fair way.- Aye, it is.
1811 01:54:19 Too far.
1812 01:54:20 Father, what are you doing now?
1813 01:54:23 Where you going?
1814 01:54:24 - Has he had enough?- He's got to walk back yet.
1815 01:54:26 - How far is it?- Nine mile.
1816 01:54:30 - See thee.- Aye, see thee.
1817 01:54:34 Colonel Fletcher,
1818 01:54:36 just where are the Manchesterand Salford Yeomanry?
1819 01:54:38 They stand hard byin Portland Street.
1820 01:54:41 They await my orders.
1821 01:54:42 We shouldsummon them immediately.
1822 01:54:44 Once the crowd see them,they shall disperse.
1823 01:54:46 In my view, that would bethe wrong course of action.
1824 01:54:49 We should arrest Huntbefore he arrives.
1825 01:54:51 Send in the troopsand spirit him away somewhere.
1826 01:54:54 These peopleare in a good mood.
1827 01:54:56 The men havebrought their wives
1828 01:54:58 and their children with them.
1829 01:55:00 In the presence of women,men behave better.
1830 01:55:02 Men, women, wives, children,I care not!
1831 01:55:06 We are their moral superiors.
1832 01:55:08 It is our Christian duty
1833 01:55:10 to bring the axe downon this riotous mob!
1834 01:55:13 Well said, sir! Well said!
1835 01:55:14 They are not mere animals,Mallory.
1836 01:55:17 They are honest, gullible folk.
1837 01:55:19 I agree with Mr Warmley.
1838 01:55:21 Arrest Huntbefore he arrives in the field.
1839 01:55:23 You silence the man today
1840 01:55:25 and he'll be rousinganother rabble
1841 01:55:27 - before the fortnight's out!- Absolutely!
1842 01:55:29 We must give himjust sufficient rope
1843 01:55:32 for him to hang himself.
1844 01:55:34 We are in charge, gentlemen,
1845 01:55:36 and we must be seento be in charge, and not Hunt.
1846 01:55:38 - Hear, hear!- I am not disputing that, sir.
1847 01:55:41 If I might advise you,from a legal standpoint,
1848 01:55:44 it is essential that the truecharacter of that assembly
1849 01:55:48 be allowed to reveal itself.
1850 01:55:51 "One man, one vote"!"Parliamentary Representation"!
1851 01:55:54 Outrageous.
1852 01:55:55 - Preposterous propositions!- Sedition!
1853 01:55:57 We must allow Hunt to speak,
1854 01:55:59 so that he be seento be inciting
1855 01:56:02 a gullible mass of peopleto riot.
1856 01:56:05 Then we may actwith promptitude and vigour.
1857 01:56:08 We must read the Riot Actand we must do so immediately.
1858 01:56:12 I second that!
1859 01:56:13 Prepare ourselves legallyto clear the field.
1860 01:56:15 I have the Riot Act here,
1861 01:56:18 and they shall hear my voice
1862 01:56:20 and there shall be one foldand one shepherd!
1863 01:56:23 We find you in glad spirits.
1864 01:56:27 We shall maintain our spirits.
1865 01:56:41 Primarily our functionis to observe.
1866 01:56:45 Secondly, we must expedite
1867 01:56:47 the express directivesof the Home Office,
1868 01:56:50 which are namely to allowthe meeting to take place...
1869 01:56:52 It is an illegal meeting!
1870 01:56:55 - But, is it?- It is not illegal, gentlemen.
1871 01:56:59 We must let Hunt speak
1872 01:57:01 and then only seek to intervene
1873 01:57:03 should the crowdthen move to riot.
1874 01:57:05 So is there a levelof bloodletting
1875 01:57:07 which you find acceptable,Mr Norris?
1876 01:57:09 Gentlemen, may I remind youthat today is not the Sabbath.
1877 01:57:14 It is a Monday,and Monday is a working day
1878 01:57:17 and these idlers and sluggardsshould be at their toil.
1879 01:57:20 Aye, and what arethey up to instead?
1880 01:57:22 The gates of hell are opennight and day.
1881 01:57:25 Smooth the descentand easy is the way.
1882 01:57:28 Have you any idea
1883 01:57:30 how the introductionof the mechanical loom
1884 01:57:33 has changed the lifeof this town?
1885 01:57:35 - I have, sir.- Then why not stay silent?
1886 01:57:37 Then why not join the mob, sir?
1887 01:57:39 - The mechanical loom...- All this is prevarication!
1888 01:57:43 Mr Hunt!
1889 01:57:49 Mr Hunt!
1890 01:57:50 John Tyas, the London Times.
1891 01:57:52 - Tyas?- Mr Tyas?
1892 01:57:54 I wonder if you might admit meonto the hustings.
1893 01:57:56 For what purpose? To spreadmore of your falsehoods?
1894 01:57:59 Not at all, sir.
1895 01:58:02 - Keep close.- Much obliged, Mr Hunt.
1896 01:58:07 Gentlemen.
1897 01:58:18 Gentlemen!Gentlemen! Gentlemen!
1898 01:58:22 Gentlemen, you havemany strong... opinions.
1899 01:58:27 But if I may,speaking as the chairman
1900 01:58:30 for this special committeeof magistrates...
1901 01:58:34 Beg pardon, Mr Hulton.
1902 01:58:37 - Did you say the chairman?- Indeed I did, sir.
1903 01:58:40 - But you're not the chairman.- I am the chairman.
1904 01:58:42 I am the chairman.
1905 01:58:44 You are mistaken, sir.
1906 01:58:46 I am to take the chair.
1907 01:58:48 Upon whose authority?
1908 01:58:49 Upon the authority, sir, of theLord Lieutenant of Lancashire.
1909 01:58:53 - Give way, sir!- Mr Norris, sir, stand down!
1910 01:58:56 - Stand down!- It is settled.
1911 01:58:57 May we proceed?
1912 01:59:01 I suppose you may, Mr Hulton.
1913 01:59:11 Move back!
1914 01:59:14 Move back! Move back!
1915 01:59:17 Back! Back!
1916 01:59:19 Move them back!
1917 01:59:43 Oh.
1918 02:00:10 Get back!
1919 02:00:27 Universal suffrage!
1920 02:00:30 Votes by ballot!
1921 02:00:51 The white hat, there. Look.
1922 02:00:54 - That's him, sir.- And the women.
1923 02:00:59 - Votes by ballot!- Can you see?
1924 02:01:02 Give them a wave!Give them a wave!
1925 02:01:04 Unite and be free!
1926 02:01:08 Hunt and liberty!
1927 02:01:20 How do? How do?
1928 02:01:26 Gentlemen.
1929 02:01:28 Gentlemen, what are yourintentions regarding that mob?
1930 02:01:31 To whom am I speaking?
1931 02:01:33 Oh, you know very wellto whom you are speaking, sir.
1932 02:01:36 - I do not.- We, sir,
1933 02:01:37 are in fear for our personsand our property!
1934 02:01:40 - Aye.- Not to mention our lives!
1935 02:01:42 I can sympathisewith your fears,
1936 02:01:44 and I may share your concerns,
1937 02:01:45 but I will not tolerateyour behaviour!
1938 02:01:47 Our men are in readiness
1939 02:01:49 and they will be dispatchedin due course.
1940 02:01:51 You have yourManchester and Salford Yeomanry
1941 02:01:53 - at your disposal.- And His Majesty's forces!
1942 02:01:57 - Use them!- We are the law, sir.
1943 02:01:59 And we will use themwhen we see fit!
1944 02:02:02 Pah!
1945 02:02:54 Hunt forever!
1946 02:03:07 - She's unwell.- She's fainted.
1947 02:03:09 Bring her into the carriage.
1948 02:03:11 Thank you.
1949 02:03:15 Thank you, Mr Knight.
1950 02:03:42 Oh, what a splendid multitude,Henry.
1951 02:03:46 Universal liberty!
1952 02:03:58 I have never before seensuch a great multitude.
1953 02:04:01 Aye. This is the day, John.
1954 02:04:03 - Go on, Mary. Go on!- Yes, take your hat off.
1955 02:04:07 - Go on.- And your frock.
1956 02:04:14 - Universal liberty!- As I promised, Mr Hunt,
1957 02:04:17 the largest assemblageever seen in Manchester!
1958 02:04:20 Alas, with the wind as it is,it might have been better
1959 02:04:23 had the hustings beenpositioned in the far corner.
1960 02:04:26 I was given assurance that thiswas the best position, Mr Hunt.
1961 02:04:30 It is no matter.
1962 02:04:32 I've succeeded with worse.
1963 02:04:40 How are you finding Manchester?
1964 02:04:41 Oh, I'm very fond of it,thank you, Mrs Saxton.
1965 02:04:44 The first of many trips northin the interests of reform.
1966 02:04:48 Sir?
1967 02:04:52 Edward Baines, Leeds Mercury.
1968 02:04:53 Ah, Mr Baines.
1969 02:04:55 Please join us. You are welcome.
1970 02:04:57 Thank you, sir.
1971 02:04:58 - Which paper?- The Leeds Mercury.
1972 02:05:01 Ghastly rag.
1973 02:05:06 John Tyas of the London Times.
1974 02:05:07 - All the way from London?- Hmm. And you are, madam?
1975 02:05:10 Susanna Saxton
1976 02:05:11 of the ManchesterFemale Reform Society.
1977 02:05:13 I do hope you will represent usfavourably, Mr Tyas.
1978 02:05:18 - Mr Knight.- Is that Mr Smith?
1979 02:05:20 - Who's that?- Ah, Mr Saxton.
1980 02:05:22 - Welcome, Smith.- Mr Wroe.
1981 02:05:24 I was informedyou were not able to attend.
1982 02:05:26 Oh, I shouldn't havemissed this for the world, sir.
1983 02:05:29 Look at the people!
1984 02:05:33 - Ah, Mr Healey.- Doctor.
1985 02:05:36 Ah, Mr Baines.
1986 02:05:38 John Tyas of the London Times.
1987 02:05:39 Edward Baines, Leeds Mercury.
1988 02:05:41 Make sure we have a momentfor the address.
1989 02:05:43 - Aye, aye.- John Smith,
1990 02:05:45 Editor of the Liverpool Mercuryand Political Herald.
1991 02:05:48 Good to have you here, sir.
1992 02:05:49 I'm pleased to makeyour acquaintance, sir.
1993 02:05:51 - You have my voice.- Thank you, sir.
1994 02:05:54 We should have stuck together.
1995 02:05:56 Aye.Shall we try and find them?
1996 02:05:58 No, it's useless.
1997 02:06:00 - See 'em back at t'house.- Aye.
1998 02:06:02 - Where are they?- I don't know.
1999 02:06:05 - Can you see 'em, Joseph?- No.
2000 02:06:07 - They should be close.- Aye.
2001 02:06:09 - All these folk.- I know.
2002 02:06:12 Well, we're all right.We've got bread.
2003 02:06:14 Here's Sam.Make way for the Middleton lot!
2004 02:06:19 Make way for Sam Bamford!
2005 02:06:21 Make way for Sam.
2006 02:06:23 Here's Sam Bamford.
2007 02:06:25 Make way for Sam.
2008 02:06:30 Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!We're here!
2009 02:06:37 Now, lads.
2010 02:06:39 Stay in your ranks and allfolks stay close to t'colours.
2011 02:06:48 Go on, Sam!
2012 02:06:57 - Hello, Mr Bamford!- Mr Bamford!
2013 02:07:01 - Hello, Mr Bamford.- Now, then, Sam.
2014 02:07:03 - We have arrived!- Behold!
2015 02:07:05 I can barely believe it, John.
2016 02:07:08 - Doctor! What a day, eh?- Sam!
2017 02:07:10 - What a day.- Mr Johnson.
2018 02:07:13 I do not want Mr Bamfordon the hustings.
2019 02:07:18 Hey, John. How do?
2020 02:07:20 This is only the beginning,Sam.
2021 02:07:22 Aye, true.
2022 02:07:25 Mr Hunt.
2023 02:07:27 Joseph.
2024 02:07:29 Is tha' impressedwi' t'turnout, Joe?
2025 02:07:31 Aye, I am indeed, Sam.
2026 02:07:33 Now, shall I speak aforeMr Hunt or after him?
2027 02:07:40 We agreed there is to be onlyone speaker on this occasion.
2028 02:07:44 Only one speakerwas advertised, Mr Bamford.
2029 02:07:46 That was myself.
2030 02:07:53 Well, 'ere is your audience,Orator Hunt.
2031 02:07:56 And pray rememberthey deserve much more
2032 02:07:59 than fine wordsand empty promises.
2033 02:08:04 I shall make my wayto yon public house
2034 02:08:07 where I shall rest my feet,
2035 02:08:09 for it has been a long,long journey to this place.
2036 02:08:13 And what you have to say, sir,I have heard many a time afore.
2037 02:08:18 Many a time.
2038 02:08:20 Hey, Mr Bamford,do not leave us!
2039 02:08:22 Aye, lads, well donefor turning out, lads.
2040 02:08:24 - It is a great shame, Samuel.- Sam.
2041 02:08:26 - Sam! Samuel!- Mr Bamford?
2042 02:08:29 - He's getting down.- He's got a right cob on.
2043 02:08:32 Wait, please.
2044 02:08:37 Mr Johnson, might we commence?
2045 02:08:40 Aye. If you are ready, Mr Hunt.
2046 02:08:42 Good man.
2047 02:08:43 Have courage.
2048 02:08:45 Breathe from the bottomof your lungs
2049 02:08:47 and speak atthe top of your voice.
2050 02:08:53 Fellow citizens...
2051 02:09:00 It er...It is with great honour
2052 02:09:03 that I should like to proposeMr Henry Hunt Esquire
2053 02:09:07 as our chairman.
2054 02:09:14 Let's see what he has to say,eh?
2055 02:09:17 Let's see what he has to say!
2056 02:09:22 Go on, Henry!
2057 02:10:05 Gentlemen...
2058 02:10:08 Friends, all.
2059 02:10:12 The Riot Act, Mr Ethelston.
2060 02:10:15 I shall bear you witness.
2061 02:10:16 "OurSovereign Lord, the King...
2062 02:10:20 ..chargeth and commandethall person..."
2063 02:10:24 It would be hardlyworthwhile...
2064 02:10:28 "..to departto their habitations,
2065 02:10:30 or to their lawful business..."
2066 02:10:32 ..given the magnificent volumeof people
2067 02:10:34 so peaceably assembledhere today...
2068 02:10:36 "..upon the painscontained in the Act
2069 02:10:38 made in the first yearof King George
2070 02:10:41 for preventing tumultsand riotous assemblies."
2071 02:10:45 God save the King!
2072 02:10:48 God save the King!
2073 02:10:50 That is for the Yeomanry,this is for Colonel L'Estrange.
2074 02:10:53 Somebody summon my man.
2075 02:10:57 Mandley!
2076 02:10:59 - Yes, sir?- Mandley.
2077 02:11:00 - Dispatches.- Be ready.
2078 02:11:02 Mandley.
2079 02:11:03 Time is of the essence.
2080 02:11:08 Well, stop fiddling,man, hurry!
2081 02:11:11 - The warrant, sir!- Mr Hulton, the warrant!
2082 02:11:14 Yes, gentlemen,I am well aware!
2083 02:11:17 - Henry Hunt.- John Knight.
2084 02:11:19 Johnson.
2085 02:11:20 Hulton, whatever actionswe take here today
2086 02:11:22 will have serious repercussionsthereafter.
2087 02:11:24 Mr Norris, please.
2088 02:11:26 I've no wishto find myself in the dock.
2089 02:11:27 The only people in the dockwill be those blaggards.
2090 02:11:34 Here, I wish someonewould tell him to speak up.
2091 02:11:37 Aye. I can't hear nowt.
2092 02:11:40 - Can you see owt?- Not really, no.
2093 02:11:44 - Where've thou come from?- Wigan.
2094 02:11:46 Oh, aye, that's a fair way.
2095 02:11:50 - Is this your brother?- Aye, he is.
2096 02:11:52 Aye, you can tell.
2097 02:11:56 You must have beenup with the lark.
2098 02:11:57 Aye, set off at six.
2099 02:12:01 Have you not broughtowt to eat?
2100 02:12:02 - No, we didn't think to.- Nah.
2101 02:12:04 Well, do you want some bread?
2102 02:12:06 - Oh, no, you're all right.- Aye, go on.
2103 02:12:08 You must be famishedcoming all t'way from Wigan.
2104 02:12:11 - You sure?- Aye.
2105 02:12:12 - Oh, thank you.- Thank you.
2106 02:12:15 There you go, Mary.Pass that round.
2107 02:12:18 Save somefor your father and Robert.
2108 02:12:20 That's if we eversee 'em again.
2109 02:12:32 - Gentlemen!- Men of the 15th!
2110 02:12:35 Mount Up!
2111 02:12:41 Mr Nadin!
2112 02:12:43 ..all the manyand nefarious means
2113 02:12:47 - employed by those...- Nadin!
2114 02:12:48 - ..in authority to delay...- Show restraint.
2115 02:12:56 ..our harmonious assembly.
2116 02:13:00 But let me simply avow...
2117 02:13:03 ..that they haveroundly failed!
2118 02:13:08 Mr Hunt.The Yeomanry is here.
2119 02:13:10 - This will not end well.- Mr Knight, please!
2120 02:13:16 And they willcontinue to fail...
2121 02:13:21 It's the Yeomanry.
2122 02:13:22 We must stick togetherand try not to be afeared.
2123 02:13:30 ..of peace...
2124 02:13:32 of unity and of hope...
2125 02:13:35 They're reprobates.
2126 02:13:45 Gentlemen...
2127 02:13:47 I ask you to givethree cheers!
2128 02:13:49 - Huzzah!- Huzzah!
2129 02:13:51 - Huzzah!- Huzzah!
2130 02:13:54 - Hunt.- Huzzah!
2131 02:13:55 Henry Hunt.
2132 02:13:57 I hold a warrantfor your arrest.
2133 02:13:58 You put this meeting andthe lives of all those here...
2134 02:14:01 You'll come with me!
2135 02:14:07 Mr Hunt!
2136 02:14:09 - John! John!- Come with me!
2137 02:14:10 This is a peaceful protest!
2138 02:14:14 I am John Tyasof the London Times!
2139 02:14:16 I care not!
2140 02:14:20 Come on!
2141 02:14:30 Shame on you!
2142 02:14:36 Shame! Shame!
2143 02:14:38 God will judge you all!
2144 02:14:40 Get out of the way, you scum!
2145 02:14:51 What will we do?
2146 02:14:53 - What will we do?- Get her out, Mother.
2147 02:14:56 Come on, come on, move!
2148 02:14:58 Let's go.
2149 02:15:03 You will not silence me, sir.
2150 02:15:05 You will not silence me!
2151 02:15:10 My hat!
2152 02:15:13 Please, no!
2153 02:15:17 Please help me!
2154 02:15:43 - Get off me!- Come here!
2155 02:15:47 No!
2156 02:15:50 Shh, shh, shh.
2157 02:15:53 - Argh!- John, John! John, John!
2158 02:15:58 You should be ashamed ofyourselves, you bastards!
2159 02:16:18 - Colonel L'Estrange!- Yes, sir?
2160 02:16:19 For God's sake,do something, man!
2161 02:16:21 - What am I to do?- Disperse the crowd!
2162 02:16:23 Cannot you see they areattacking the Yeomanry?
2163 02:16:26 - Sir.- On my count!
2164 02:16:29 Left!
2165 02:16:30 Left!
2166 02:16:31 Right! Left! Right!
2167 02:16:33 Left! Right!
2168 02:16:35 Halt!
2169 02:16:36 Draw... swords!
2170 02:16:41 Troop will advance!
2171 02:16:43 Walk!
2172 02:16:44 March!
2173 02:16:50 Disperse the crowd!
2174 02:16:52 Forward!
2175 02:16:54 Left! Right! Left!
2176 02:16:56 Right! Left! Right!
2177 02:16:58 Get back! Get back!
2178 02:17:01 Keep your line!
2179 02:17:03 - Back! Move!- Push them back!
2180 02:17:05 Move forward!Move forward!
2181 02:17:14 - Hold the line, gentlemen.- Get back!
2182 02:17:16 - Hold the line!- Get back!
2183 02:17:18 Hold the line! Hold the line!
2184 02:17:25 - Get back!- Dressing!
2185 02:17:28 Dressing, damn it.
2186 02:17:34 Dressing.
2187 02:17:45 - Get back!- Go on, get back.
2188 02:17:47 Clear out of the way!
2189 02:17:51 - Get back!- Keep the line!
2190 02:17:54 Keep the line!
2191 02:18:02 Get back! Get back!
2192 02:18:07 Get back!
2193 02:18:20 I know you!
2194 02:18:22 You're little Joe Lomax.
2195 02:18:23 Yah!
2196 02:18:26 You, sir, are a coward.
2197 02:18:28 Shame on you.
2198 02:18:30 Hah! Walk on.
2199 02:18:31 Just like himto go wandering off!
2200 02:18:33 - Stop mithering!- I'm not mithering, man!
2201 02:18:35 - I just want to know.- Shift, vermin. Shift.
2202 02:18:40 Bitch.
2203 02:18:58 You! Come here, you...Come here, you, you fat bitch!
2204 02:19:08 Yah! Yah! Come on!
2205 02:19:15 Come on! Come on!
2206 02:19:26 Hey! Soldier boy!
2207 02:19:30 Yargh!
2208 02:19:42 Joe!
2209 02:19:43 Joe! Joe!
2210 02:19:45 Joe!
2211 02:19:53 Robert!
2212 02:19:56 Robert!
2213 02:19:58 Father!
2214 02:19:59 Robert!
2215 02:20:01 Robert!
2216 02:20:02 Robert!
2217 02:20:04 Robert!
2218 02:20:07 Get back!
2219 02:20:30 Argh!
2220 02:21:06 Mary!
2221 02:21:07 - I'm all right. I'm all right.- Mary, love.
2222 02:21:11 We've got you, son.
2223 02:21:14 For shame!
2224 02:21:18 Gentlemen, forbear!
2225 02:21:21 Forbear!
2226 02:21:23 The people cannot get away!
2227 02:21:45 - Come on, Sir Arthur!- Move ahead!
2228 02:21:51 - Bad luck, Byng!- Oh, dear, old chap.
2229 02:21:53 What a pity!
2230 02:21:54 Sir Arthur used to bea fine horse.
2231 02:21:56 - Indeedy!- Quite splendid he was.
2232 02:21:58 Please excuse me.Gentlemen, Lady Fitzwilliam.
2233 02:22:01 General.
2234 02:22:04 Not a happy soldier.
2235 02:22:21 John! How do you fare?
2236 02:22:24 I have been grossly mistreated,gentlemen.
2237 02:22:26 - You have indeed.- Horribly.
2238 02:22:28 - There will be repercussions.- There certainly will.
2239 02:22:31 This is carnage.
2240 02:22:35 It's but the beginning.
2241 02:22:38 We must report this heinousbarbarism to the last detail.
2242 02:22:41 - We must.- We will.
2243 02:22:42 - When can you publish?- Wednesday morning.
2244 02:22:45 I shall take this afternoon'smail coach back to London.
2245 02:22:48 Gentlemen... good luck to you.
2246 02:22:53 - This is a battlefield.- Aye.
2247 02:22:56 A Waterloo on St Peter's Field.
2248 02:23:00 The Battle of Peter's Field.
2249 02:23:03 Peterloo.
2250 02:23:04 - The Battle of Peterloo.- That's it!
2251 02:23:07 No, the massacre.
2252 02:23:09 - The Massacre of Peterloo.- We must print that.
2253 02:23:12 Aye. I'll publish itin my next edition.
2254 02:23:14 So will I. Come...
2255 02:23:17 Let us take cover.
2256 02:23:22 Ah...
2257 02:23:24 - Oh!- Ah.
2258 02:23:26 Ah.
2259 02:23:27 - Un petit bonbon, Prince?- Ah, oui!
2260 02:23:29 - Ah... Oh.- Oh.
2261 02:23:31 Oh.
2262 02:23:38 Ah, Prime Minister,Home Secretary, m'dears.
2263 02:23:42 - Your Royal Highness.- Sir.
2264 02:23:44 Lady Conyngham.
2265 02:23:45 Gentlemen,pray rest your arses.
2266 02:23:47 You must be stiffafter your journey.
2267 02:23:50 Lady Conyngham, I t-trustyou've recovered from your...
2268 02:23:52 Stiff...
2269 02:24:01 I missed me morning swim!
2270 02:24:05 Indeed you did, my love.
2271 02:24:07 Ah...
2272 02:24:13 You swim, don't you, Liverpool?
2273 02:24:17 I fear not, sir.
2274 02:24:19 Ah. Sidmouth?
2275 02:24:20 Oh, no, of course you don't.
2276 02:24:24 Damn and blastthis bloody business!
2277 02:24:26 Indeed, sir. It is a mostregrettable circumstance.
2278 02:24:30 Regrettable, Liverpool?
2279 02:24:32 It's interminable!When will it ever end?
2280 02:24:34 Dear England!Whither... goest thou?
2281 02:24:38 My old heart aches.
2282 02:24:40 This sceptred isle.These pastures green.
2283 02:24:44 - Arcadia threatened.- Arcadia!
2284 02:24:47 Indeed, Lady Conyngham.Perfidious Albion doomed.
2285 02:24:50 Cursed by these malignantagents of m-m-malcontent.
2286 02:24:53 The creeping choleraof revolution.
2287 02:24:56 Damn it, it gets worseby the hour.
2288 02:24:57 I fear for me neckmore than ever.
2289 02:24:59 - Oh!- God forbid, sir.
2290 02:25:01 Well... I know what is goodfor my people,
2291 02:25:05 better thanthey know themselves.
2292 02:25:08 We must not be held to ransomby the mob.
2293 02:25:11 - Indeed not.- Sir...
2294 02:25:13 there shall be no furtherinsurrection in this l-land.
2295 02:25:17 Your government will ensure it.
2296 02:25:20 I thank ye.
2297 02:25:24 Gentlemen,I should like you to convey
2298 02:25:27 to the magistrates at...
2299 02:25:31 - Where?- Manchester.
2300 02:25:33 Yes, yes, of course,Manchester.
2301 02:25:37 Kindly inform them
2302 02:25:38 of my most graciousappreciation of their conduct,
2303 02:25:43 and of the great satisfactionI have derived
2304 02:25:46 from their prompt, decisiveand effective measures...
2305 02:25:52 ..to preservethe public tranquillity.
2306 02:25:55 Tranquillity.
2307 02:25:59 - We shall, sir.- Indeed.
2308 02:26:01 Good.
2309 02:26:04 - To England!- To England!
2310 02:26:09 Tranquillity.
2311 02:26:11 Mm.
2312 02:26:23 I heard a voice from heaven,saying unto me,
2313 02:26:26 "Write,
2314 02:26:27 'From henceforth
2315 02:26:28 blessed are the deadwhich die in the Lord.'
2316 02:26:32 Even so," saith the Spirit,
2317 02:26:34 "for they rest fromtheir labour."
2318 02:26:37 Lord have mercy upon us.
2319 02:26:40 Christ have mercy upon us.
2320 02:26:42 Lord have mercy upon us.
2321 02:26:46 Our Father,which art in heaven,
2322 02:26:48 Hallowed be thy Name,
2323 02:26:51 Thy Kingdom come,
2324 02:26:52 Thy will be done,in earth as it is in heaven.
2325 02:26:56 Give us this day our daily bread
2326 02:26:58 and forgive us our trespasses,
2327 02:27:00 as we forgive themthat trespass against us.
2328 02:27:04 And lead us not into temptation,
2329 02:27:06 but deliver us from evil.
2330 02:27:09 Amen.