... means, or device, by palmistry, or otherwise to deceive or impose on any of Her Majesty’s subjects. I think that in order to constitute this otfonce, two things are necessary, viz., using some subtle craft, means, or device like palmistry, and an attempt deceive ...

... account of a case in which the full Court of Queen’s Bench had decided that sleight of hand was a very different thing from palmistry. After these remarks had been delivered, the company crowded round Dr. Slade, who said he had not been affected on hearing ...