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      THE WARRINGTON SHALLOWS AGAIN . We commend the perusal of Mr . Roberts ' * very able , lucid , and comprehensive digest of the most recent magisterial monstrosity to our readers , to whatever class they may belong , —whether to the higher order of society , whose position depends upon the performance of SOME duties ; to the middle classes , whose standing is being daily weakened and undermined by a brutal exercise of irresponsible power ; and to the working classes , whose liberty , by their own supineness and want of combination and co-operation , will very speedily be made to depend upon masters' convenience , sanctioned bv

      custom . For our own part we will endeavour to keep the poor man ' s claim to justice alive by complaint of tyranny , so that the indifference of the present generation shall not operate as a statute of limitation against the claims of the yet unborn poor . Talk of ONE LAW FOR THE RICH AND ANOTHER ¥ OR THE POOR ; indeed , we repeat our oft-told tale , that there is no law for the poor BUT THE TYRANT UNCURBED WILL OF THE RICH . Custom shall not sanction , nor shall the silence of a corrupt , a venal , prostitute , and hired press , sanctify the oppression of the rich , as

      long as we have the power of exposing injustice . One of our most bitter complaints is , that , under the present system , those in power have the appointment of the magistrate , the most important officer in the state , while the people—NEVER IN POWER —are either subject to justices' ignorance or whim , or to the farce of complaining of their injustice to those from whom they derive authority , and to whom , in return , they give support . Neither character or fitness are now-a-days considered requisites in magistrates ; partizanship , and hatred of the poor , are the necessary qualifications , and hence we are

      daily disgusted with such recitals as those to which we are about to draw the reader ' s attention . Firstly , —we learn that four working men were arrested in their beds , by OUR peace preservers , with DRAWN CUTLASSES ; that they are HAND . CUFFED , an act perfectly UNCONSTITUTIONAL . —God forgive us for applying the term to POLICEMEN and FILE-MAKERS—that they are dragged from Derbyshire to Sheffield , thence to Manchester , where they were lodged for the night in the New Bailey , and on SUNDAY NIGHT too , and thence to Warrington , 20 miles , on Monday

      morning , where , from eleven to within twenty minutes of twelve , two of the four culprits had been tried and convicted , and sentenced j aud another HALF TRIED , but wholly convicted , and all but sentenced . Mr . Roberts then makes his appearance , and asks for time to get up his client ' s case—ten minutes is allowed ; then , that the information should be read distinctly ; but no , say the Shallows , our USUAL CUSTOM is to gallop , and so MUMBLE gallops over the information , and , of course , with his usual distinctness , and at master ' s speed . We shall , firstly , comment briefly upon this portion of the statement .

      For what purpose do Magistrates sit upon the bench if not to protect the liberties of those who may be charged before them , aud how can this duty he so well performed as by hearing the whole case , and what measures so efficient to this end as the ability of the accused to make his defence by self or counsel ; and , if by counsel , is jiut conference and consultation indispensable ? while , in the Warrington case , the accused are told that they shall see no one until after the trial ; that is , till it is useless . Why this legal iarce of allowing the accused to make his defence by counsel , in all cases where magistrates

      can eNeicise a SUMMARY JURISDICTION , if mag istrates themselves have the power of nullif ying the law , by postponing consultation TILL AFTER TRIAL , or inconveniently limiting it to a period so short as to render it worse than useless ? From our knowledge of Mr . Roberts he is not the person to exaggerate any case , much less one for which he invites the most searching enquiry ; and , therefore , with all custom and precedent in such cases to guide us , and a firm reliance in his unadorned tale , we cannot come to other conclusion than that the accused were condemned before they were tried ,

      else what possible pretext , what excuse , for refusing Mr . Roberts' app lication to discharge W yke and Gerrard , who had not , and have not , BEEN TRIED AT ALL , as they could not be legall y tried in the absence of the information , which was the Court ' s authority for proceeding . Again , if the Shallows had not insde up their mind to convict , why commit the indecency of allowing a fresh information to be prepared against Dobson ? and with these strong points in his favour . Much as we rely upon Mr . Roberts ' s judgment and zeal , we should have preferred the inevitable exposure of a Cerliorari , to the mock sentimentality of the Home Secretary ; or

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      the farce of a Parliamentary debate . But we err , confound it , we were unmindful of the Melbourne definition of the rich man ' s law . _ e «_¦ -... .. _ « .. n .

      RUIN THEM WITH EXPENSES , and the hopelessness of four file-makers being able to screw tardy justice out of their hard-bearted comrades . Well for the Shallows that the file makers were not CHARTISTS , else their case should not have ended i « poor sympathy . We now come to the case of Dolson , and who it will be seen is now on the tread-wheel , not as a misdemeanant , but as a DEBTOR to the amount of £ i . U . 8 id . If the reader has temper , and if he is a poor man and must work for his bread , let him stomach the

      fact if he can—for ourselves , we can scarcely believe it—Dobson ' s master is willing to let him oft on payment of costs . From Sunday at six o ' clock , to Monday at half-past eleven , he has , in conjunction with three others , incurred a debt of nearly 2 s . AN HOUR , not regulated by his master ' s standard of wages , of course ; he must be presumed to be the least guilty , even in the estimation of his accuser , and yet , from his inability to pay , he is now to spend three months at HARD LABOUR , and lose TWELVE POUNDS , besides suffering in health . This case is too gross for comment , AT

      LEAST FOR US , but we must hope that one day the shopkeepers , who will probably have to support the families of masters' victims while suffering unjustly , will rebel against such iniquity , unless , as is not unlikely , they are willing to be beggared to uphold their class distinction . We really cannot trust ourselves with a more critical review of this piece of master tyranny , which we fear the indifference of OUR Home Secretary and apathy of the people will allow to be established as a further precedent of—tyrant mi ght to trample upon labour right .

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      GLORIOUS VICTORIES OP THE CIRCASSIANS . While the Russian tyrant is gradually extending his accursed rule towards Central Europe , and England-or rather the English government-crouches in base submission t o the despot , it is some consoletion to see him foiled elsewhere , and his chosen armies meeting death and destruction instead of reaping victory and conquest . Letters from Constantinople , of the 13 th ult ., bring intelligence of brilliant victories gained by the Circassians over the Russians , from whom they have taken the two forts of Owaychis and Marguki j and , by the latest accounts , they were preparing to attack by storm Abouhoun . The

      fall of Marguki took place on the 19 th of December—seven thousand Circassians , at the break of day , leaving their fire-arms in the woods , assembled under the walls of the fort , and shouting "Allah ! Allah ' . " they forced the place , and put the Russians to flight ; three hundred and seven Circassians fell in this bold enterprise , but the loss of the Russians must have been very great . Let mawkish sentimentalists preach their dogma of universal peace if they will , such , while tyranny continues , shall not be our preaching . Against tyrants , as against wild beasts , all means of defence and offence we hold to be . righteous . They rule by the sword ; that thny may suffer and perish by the sword is our fervent prayer .

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      — m * PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW After a two ni ghts' debate the first batch of J&e Government measures for Ireland were read a second time . The urgency of Irish necessity has frightened parliamentary orators into silence , or brevity . Last year , such a tempting occasion for display would have led to a fortnight ' s discussion , This year , two ni ghts suffice . We wish that we could add the manner the business was done was as satisfactory as the quickness with which it was

      dispatched . It is clear that nobody has the sli ghtest faith in the Government plans , as being calculated to lay the foundation of a better system in Ireland , or to prevent the recurrence of the same misery among its population , and the same drain upon the finances of this country . They are accepted simply as make-shifts—stop-gaps . All kinds of faults are found with them by speakers- who end in supporting them . The reason is , that while famine and pestilence are devastating Ireland , there is neither room nor time for deliberation . The Ministry were the parties whose business it was to prepare

      remedies . They have done so in their fashion—brought forward a bit 4 > y-bh policy—a series of Bills based upon no intelligible principle—incoherent , inconsecutive ; apparently framed with- no leading idea whatever , but adopted hap-hazard from the medly of projects suggested for the relief of Ireland , in the hope of pleasing everybody . Nobody else is prepared with a general and efficient plan , to run against this piece of patch . work ; and so they are compelled , perforce , to accept that which every one , either openly or tacitly believes to be a mere temporary set of expedienti , which will leave the root of the evils wholly untouched .

      The only parties who are really pleased are , the Irish landlords . They , of course , have no reason to criticise plans too minutely , which will so evidently promote their benefit . It is an old adage , that " You must not look a gift horse in the mouth . " The Irish landlords understand how to act upon it . Not that even they are satisfied with all the measures . One of them approaches too near ia form and principle to that horrid monster a real Poor Law ,

      to please them . Another measure threatens if fairly carried out , to destroy the exclusive monopoly of the soil , and of political power , which is so dear to the landlord-cUns ; and , therefore , it has also been generally disapproved of . The reclamation of waste lands , and the creation of a large body of small proprietors , and independent occupiers of the soil , has been denounced in every variety of tone , by men of every shade of political opinion , as Utopian , impracticable , wasteful , extravagant , and so forth .

      So far as- they go , these are the only two measures of the entire lot which are sound in principle , or really grapple with the causes of Irish diffioulties . They fall below the requirements of the emergency precisely ia the proportion they fail to carry out the princip les involved in each . We object to them on that ground . They acknowledge the justice of a real Poor Law , they admit the duty of the Government to provide employment for and to promote the social independence of the people , but in neither case is the principle legitimately and fully applied .

      The landlords and political economists seem , however , to be terribly alarmed at the length which Lord John Russell proposes to go in this direction . With reference to the Poor Law there is a growing disposition to concede the necessity for an extension of its principle , which may , in time , reach a full admission of its abstract justice and practical utility , but the improvement of the soil , for and by the people , seems to have called forth the opposition of all parties .

      Sir Robert Peel , who opened his lips on Tuesday night for the first tims on the ministerial plans , was profuse in his compliments to Ministers , Sir Randolph Routh , Mr . Trevelyan , the Board of Works , their Officers , the Irish Landlords , Irish Ladies and females . Everybody had been everything that could be desired , but he could not abide the reclamation of waste lands . At the Carlton Club , the next day , we understand , the utterance of the late oracle of the Conservative Party was the theme ot general comment , and measures were taken to get up an organized opposition to this part of the plan . Sir Robert , though formally deposed from the leadership still virtually rules .

      But it is no question of ours , how Party tactics are managed . The matter which \ he people have to look to , is the sum they are called on to pay for the help of their famishing neighbours , and the way in which it is to be disbursed . The only plans which were calculated , however slightly , to have applied the public funds to really public purposes , and to have promoted public benefits , are those which are

      most in danger from our legislators . \\ ho are these legislators ? Capitalists and landlords . What is their object ? to benefit themselves at the cost of the industrious people . It is , in fact , the wolves legislating for the sheep , and this fact at once explains all the antipathy evinced by Parliament , to any measure tending to the real elevation and independence of Labour .

      We are not aware of any document—nor the sources from which such a one could be compiledwhich would show the number of persons directly or indirectly interested in Irish estates , who are now members of the British Parliament . It would be an exceedingly instructive return if it could be got , and we have no doubt would make very clear the

      cause of that wonderful unanimity and amenity of manner which all parties , in both Houses , exhibit on those measures which vote away the public money to the proprietors of the soil . It would show how easily , by the present political machine , the wealth of the many is extracted from their pockets , and voted away for the benefit of the oppressor , by the very parties who are to reap these benefits .

      It is gratifying to state , that the swindle—for it is nothing else , and that upon a gigantic scalewhich is now being attempted for the advantage of the " Irish Banditti" meets with due exposure from the most influential journals . The Morning Chronicle , long the organ of the Whig party , powerfully denounces it . The Times has adopted completely

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      I ™ P reviouslv ^ ocated byti ^ S ^ u nithe subject . In fact , on this ** »(» there » a thorough identity of opinion brtwlf ? » Jupiter fawns" of the Press and Mr . O'C whose thunder our formidable contemporary h " ""* ' this occasion , borrowed . Whether this powV * expression of disapprobation will prevent them plication of the taxes wrung from English indn 2 ' or even secure proper guarantees for their bein plied to the improvement of lands , instead of * " . _ . ^^^^^^^"*''^ BBE ^^^ - »^ .

      mstenng to extravagant habits , and wasteful anj vicious follies , remains to be seen . One thins certain , that the landlords of Ireland have been it ' rulers . They have made it what it is . They hav ' given no sign , as yet , that they are capable of mak ! ing it better , and yet to them it is now proposed t commit the task of regenerating the country the have ruined , by means which suppl y an irresistible temptation to them to pursue the same reckles ' selfish , and extravagant career they have here tofo ' done . The force of political folly can no farther g ^

      Lord G . Bentinck , the Protectionist leader , \ % ft , only one who has put forth a counter . sch . me though , whether it is intended as a substitute for the whole ministerial plan , or some particular pOr tions of it , is not clear . It is a measure for the en couragement of Railways in Ireland . He propose * to empower the government to lend money to Railway Companies , the advances to exten d over four years , and to be repaid at fixed and remote periods , not , however , to exceed thirty years . Three-and-a-half per cent , interest

      to be paid by the Companies for these loans , though Lord George anticipates they will realize ten per cent , themselves . The total amount which he pro . poses to expend in this way is twenty-fonr millions , of which two-thirds , or sixteen millions , is to he raised by the State , and the other one-third b y the shareholders . One part of the plan is to bnfld four , tenements to every mile of railway , which , at aa average of JE 30 a house for fifteen hundred miles

      would require £ 90 , 000 , and provide comfortable dwellings for six thousand familie ' s , who will be required for the work on the railway . At a meeting on Wednesday , in the rooms occupied by the " Irish party , " in Palace-yard , and where a great number of Irish peers and members of all politics were present including Daniel O'ConneU , Lord George explained his scheme , which seemed to give great satisfaction , though no resolution was come to on the subject . So far as it goes , it is very much . in advance of any of Lord John ' s propositions , though it is also liable to many directions .

      The length at which we adverted to the Government measures last week prevented us noticing some very serious charges against the officials who have the management of the convict hulks at Woolwich , made by Mr . Duncombe . The most shameful neglect and brutality were alleged against Mr . Bosey , the medical attendant , who was stated to be in the habit of laughing at the sufferings of his patients , resorting to brutal expedients for testing the sincerity of their complaints , and tortwing

      them during fits or convulsions , by spiteful act * of personal violence . Mr . Duncorabe asked for i Select Committee of Enquiry , and volunteered to take upon himself the disgrace that would result from a failure in substantiating his statements ^ The present Home Secretary , however , seems ia such cases to have eaught the mantle of his predecessor , and refused an enquiry , which was equally due to the parties implicated and to the hon . member who brought it forward . He gave this refusal too at the same time that he admitted there had

      been faults in the department winch was the subject of complaint . It may be very proper fora minister to be slow in believing reports to the prejudice of his subordinates , but when he makes the confession that he himself is not satisfied with their conduct , and an independent member of Parliament , on the part of the public , demands investigation , there can be no valid reason whatever for denying it . Concealment is infei « d to he equivalent to a plea of guilty , ai d the minister , instead of performing his di . fy to

      the public , grossly obstructs those who w . tcu over the general welfare and demand jus ' ' c& In addition to this denial , which was sanctioned by a lirgeand obsequious majority upon a division , Sir George Grey too closely imitated Sir James Graham in attempting to damage the character of Mr . Dun * combe , by insinuating that he made charges upon insufficient grounds . He instanced the Commisiion appointed at the instance of Mr . Duncombe at the close of iast session , to inquire into the management of Millbank Prison . He wished the House to

      understand that the hon . member had failed in substan . tiating his allegations in that case ; while , on the contrary , the fact is , that two of the Commissioners have made a report , gravely inculpating the conduct of the Governor of the Prison , who was the party complained of , and also by implication condemnatory of the general management . But even this report does not , we . understand , go the full length which it ought to have done ; and another of the

      Commissioners ( Mr . B . Escott ) has prepared a separate aud second report , which amply sustains Mr . Duncombe ' s charges . The similarity of Sir George to Sir James is carried out to a curiously minute extent . The Home Secretary wants to deprive this last report of an official character and authority , and therefore refuses to receive it except as a letter ! Such are the petty , disreputable means by which men in power bolster up abuses , resist inquiry , and try to damage faithful , bold , and honest servants of the community .

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      Don a to H'Leod , KdinburgU . Y out letter has no fault but one—its length ; a serious matter now Parliament is sitting . We will try to find room for it next week . Cjuld you forward jour Pamphlet ? wo are anxious for a little light respecting the [ Highlands . Address , Juliaa Harney , " Northern Star" Office , Robert CocnaAws , Paisley . —We will try to find room for the " Address " as soon as possible . jg- We are compelled to defer answers to several questions . W . K . —We have no room f >> r sermoas . J . Sweet begs to noknoivleiige the receipt of 2 s . 3 d ., and several slieeti of signatures , from Mr . Plumb , of Lamb , ley , Notts .

      Also the sum of is . for th « Directors , from Mr . Paterson , of Birmingham . WiBTE OF THE PeoPIE ' 8 FOOD IK FEEDING THE D 0 O 8 » SD Houses or tub Abistocbact !—The following letter appeared in th&Tir . iesof Monday : —Sir , —Wehaveseen many schemes in the papers , of domestic retrenchment and economy , in order to supply the wants of the poor famishing Irish , such as children giving up sugar for a month , and families giving up one meal a day ; but these , et similia , appear to me to be only cheeseparings and nibbling . What we want to see is retrenchment upon a much larger scale , a retrenchment that will reach to foxhounds , greyhounds , hunters , race horsey stall-fed cows , sheep , and swine , all of which consume

      bushels of valuable grain aud meat , to a degree incalculable A pack of foxhounds costa about £ 500 per annum in meat and meal . A hunter , to be kept in good condition , must bare at least three good feeds of oats a day . Greyhounds that aio kept for running have regularly new . laid eggs giveu to them to keep them in wind , besides the best joints of meat , such as legs of mutton . Ax . And the beasts th-. t are fed for Smithtivld , for mere show , consume large quantities of meal . In the article of swine , the waste ii still more atrocious . I was informed that a pig which was exhibited in oue of our provincial towns last Christmas , hud had the milk of 6 or S cows for 6 mouths , beside * bushels of meal for 12 months !

      \ oursrespoctfully , A LOOKER-ON . To Tni London Chartists . —The Managers of the SootU London Hall , 115 , Blackfrlar » -road , are from untoward circumstances involved in difficulty , they have conMquently made an appeal to their brethren in the Me * tropolis , and which we trust will nat be made in vain . They have resolved to tak « a benefit in thtir Hall , on Monday evening , the 15 th instant , on which oocasion they will give a gram ) Concert : for which purpos * they have mured the gtesu and varied talents of tu » " Whitehom family , " Messrs . C , Doyl » , Robinson , Mr » - and Muter Wilcox , Mr , StallwoQd , and tb » celebrated

      Me Nokthekn Star Batuuday, February 6 . 1817.

      ME NOKTHEKN STAR BATUUDAY , FEBRUARY 6 . 1817 .

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      NOW OR NEVER ! TO THE TRADES . Men of the Trades , we invite your serious attention to the following paragraph : — THE "CONSPIRACY" AT NEWTON . BAIL COURT . —Moaday , Peb . 1 . ( SUtbig in Banco , before Mr . Justice Eark . ) The Qoesn 1 . Seibt and 25 othebs . — Mr . Baines moved for % cerliorari to remove into this court an In 'iictment which had been found at tbe last assizes ( or the county palatine of Lancaster . The ground upon which he moved was . ihat tbu indictment was on » of an

      extremel y peculiar character , and the trial was likely to raise question * ef a very novel description in point of law . It was the greatest monster of an indictment lie bad e > er heard ef ; it contained 1 , 000 folios , and watcwenty . fiveyaidi in length . That , of course , wub "ot aufficienf of itself for lib lordship ' s interference . A variety of offeuoeS' bad bwn charged . The indictment contained couuti for coiuplvaey » nd combination . There would be questions involving the greatest interest * of the workiag classes ; the evidenee would be extremely voluminous , and it was desirable to have the assistance of a » peoial jury ;

      Mr . Justice Erie thought there would be suficieat difficulty iu the case to Justify the application being granted . From the above you will see that your " Attorney General" is not idle ; but that on the contrary , he has taken the first step to secure for your pwsecuted brethren something like the chance of a fair trial . That this step shall be followed by others , which will eventuate in victory , you must determine . We direct your attention to an article on this

      subject from the Labourer magazine , in our 7 th page if you act on the advice contained in that admirable article , your brethren will be saved , and you will secure a triumph , which will enable you to dictate terms to your oppressors . If on the contrary you neglect that advice , and , consequently , your brethren are sacrificed , the oppression to which you will then be subjected , is but faintly typified in the monstrous stretch of power exposed in Mr . Robert ' s letter to Mr . Duncombe .

      Without funds it is impossible that this battle can be fought with advatage to you . If you neglect to give your pennies now , you will suffer to the extent of pounds hereafter . But that cannot , must not , will not be . The cause of " Selsby and twentyfive others" is the cause of tbe working men of England . Pour , in then , your subscriptions . There is time , but not too much time to furnish the sinews of war . A . t once , then , to the good work . Now or never ! " England expects that every man will do hisdutv !"

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      THE CHARTER AND NO SURRENDER ! The gauntlet flung down by Mr . Archer Gurney has been promptly takcu up by the Chartist Executive , and , as will be seen by an advertisement in another clumn , Mr . Thomas Clark , a working man , has been appointed to meet the challenger on the terms proposed by the la'ter . j'Of course , next Friday

      every London Chartist who can squeeze into the John Street Hall will be there , not for the purpose of clamouring down an ' opponent , or gaining a victory of numbers , but to hear calmly aud dispassionately , Mr . Gurney ' s arguments , and to convince him that Chartism is a principle not taken on trust , but adopted from a well grounded conviction of its truth and justice .

      We entertain hopes that this discussion will he the commencement of a strong Chartist agitation in the Metropolis ; if so , we shall owe Mr . Gurney many thanks . From an address from the Executive , which appears elsewhere , it will be seen that active measures are being taken to agitate the country districts in support of the National Petition ; and the Memorial to the Queen in behalf of the Exiles . We trust that the appeal of the Executive will be promptly and liberally answered ; the people proving their " faith" by tlieir " works , " in their demand for" The Charter and No Surrender ! " t t

      Co ^Eatorti & Corresujonuer. &

      Co ^ eatorti & CorresujonUer . &

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      THE " BILL , " THE WHOLE ' ; B 1 LL , " AND NOTHING LESS THAN THE " BILL . " The " Ten Hours Bill" introduced by Mr . Fielden is to be read a second time on Wednesday next . There is no question but that a most determined struggle will be made by the political economists and millocrats , to defeat once more a measure demanded by the immense majority of the people ; and acknowledged to be necessary by the most eminent statesmen of the time , including the

      memhers of the present administration . We believe the Premier is anxious that this question should be brought to a settlement , but if the opposition , - supported by plausible Peel within the Hosse , is stronger than the support of the measure , as evidenced by petitions , out of doors , Russell may give way , and the " Bill" be shelved for this year . That the Minister may have no excuse , that he may be made to comprehend the difference between the selfish opposition of the millocracy , who represent none but themselves and their own class , and the support

      given to the measure by those who , on this question , speak the views and proclaim the wants of the British people ; that this may be made plain and unraistakeaMe , let the thunder-voice of public ouiuion speak out , and in its roar drown the bowlines of renegades and oppressors . Petition ! petition I Pour in your petitions at once . Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday next , let the table of the House groan under the weight of your embodied demand for justice . Let your demand be , " the Ten Hours ' Bill ^ and no compromise ! " "The Bill , the whole Bill . ' and nothing less than the Bill . "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 6, 1847, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1404/page/4/