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... money found upon him 1 Returning to a parish after being sent to the House of Correction as vagrants Pretending to skill in palmistry 2 Playing at unlawful games Found with implements on them, with intent to commit felony 0 Common street walkers . .. - company ...

Published: Wednesday 24 November 1824
Newspaper: Morning Herald (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 626 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE MORNING HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1843

... may have enjoyed very fair opportunities of acquiring a tolerably solid stock of information respecting the species of palmistry in question ; and, if the last of our hypotheses - flit his lordship's meaning, it is surely a Pay that he should not have ...

Published: Friday 14 April 1843
Newspaper: Morning Herald (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 668 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FORTUNE TELLING—SINGULAR CASE

... been imposing upon the credulous the working classes in this town, by pretending to ! rule planets and tell fortunes by palmistry, was brought up in custody of the Police, charged with obj taining various sums money from divers persons by professing to ...

Published: Thursday 25 December 1845
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 597 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

REMARkg ON THE. VAGRANT ACT

... persons pretending to be (Posies, an persons pretending to tell fortunes, or using any .übtle craft. meant, or dewier., by palmistry or otherwite, to deceive or impose noon his :Majesty's subject.. or playing or betting at any oulawfdl game. Here, to pretend ...

Published: Thursday 26 February 1824
Newspaper: British Press
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2779 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE FREDEIUCK-STREET MURDER

... telling fortunes by casting nativities, Cupid’s nosegays, dumb-cakes, love’s cordial, nine keys, physiognomy, cards, dice, palmistry, ring and olive branches, watches, chains, &c. together with full directions for choosing husband, making the dumb speak ...

Published: Monday 22 May 1837
Newspaper: Belfast Commercial Chronicle
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 632 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Eli.ins v. Lorh Asti.ey

... Vagrant Act : Every person pretending to or professing to tell fortunes, or using any subtle craft, means, or device, by palmistry or otherwise, to de- ceive and impose upon any of her Majesty's subjects. The parties are well known in Cheltenham from ...

Published: Thursday 21 October 1841
Newspaper: Worcester Journal
County: Worcestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2070 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... the use they made of their crooked sticks; Clowns for the sameness of their folly, and Gipsies for their total norance of palmistry. With the exception of the walk jog Gentlemen and Ladies, who played up to the top of their bent, one of the best groups ...

Published: Thursday 10 April 1828
Newspaper: Star (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 699 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... °nvl en you ' re indiQ,d | V.' ! hell-bred fiend, p. ° Qn beneath VS^'™ 0 scaith, the dead. For nane o' a' the core, In palmistry had siccan lore; 44 In Jenny's bonny hand are more 44 Lines o' guid luck, 44 Than I ha'e read for tomonds four, 44 In—nature's ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1812
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 564 | Page: 57 | Tags: none

VERY INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF GYPSIES

... they arrived in the time of Henry VIII., they met the taste of the vulgar by pretended skill in astrology and the art of palmistry, bringing with them their native tricks of juggling. That the Gypsies are of the race mentioned, can scarcely be doubted ...

Published: Monday 21 May 1821
Newspaper: Observer of the Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 692 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Vubilrations. AMERICAN LITERATURE

... novelty, contains :— The Secrets of the Invisible World ; Accredited Cases of Supernatural Visitation ; The Whole Art of Palmistry ; enabling every person, from the lines in their hand, to tell their future fate; Curiosities for the Ingenious ; Original ...

Published: Saturday 11 November 1848
Newspaper: Standard of Freedom
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 672 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

VERY INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF GYPSIES

... they arrived in the time of Henry VIII., they met the taste of the vulgar by pretended skill in astrology and the art of palmistry, bringing with them their native tricks of juggling. That the Gypsies are of the race mentioned, can scarcely be doubted ...

Published: Sunday 20 May 1821
Newspaper: Observer of the Times
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 696 | Page: 2 | Tags: none