... learned pro- he fessor, asid had practised it for four years. He had also pc learned the mystery of the cards, and prgctised palmistry re and the use of the planets, and he was not before aware that he was liable to puiishment unless he practised of witchcraft ...

... lesrned pro- fiasor, acid had practised it for four years. He bad al6o learned else mystery of the earids, and practised palmistry and the use of the Itlonete. astd lie wros not before aware that lie wtas liable to piunishmenet unless lie practised ,witchcraft ...

... amongst a certain class, chiefly young women, as a fortune-teller, was oharged with extorting money, by the practice of palmistry, from one Elizabeth Bunney, on the 20th January, to which he pleaded not guilty. Elizabeth Bunnel/ said:-I am a weaver, and ...

... the slate ? and secondly, if fie did, did ire thereby, under all tire circumstances, use subtle craft, means, or device, palmistry, or otherwise to deceive and impose on Profeseor Lankester aud Dr. Doakin ? The depositions were then read, to recall the ...

... meins. ordevice, by palmistry or oti' rwise to deceive and impode on any of Mer Majesty's subjects. I think that in order to constitute this offence, two things are necessary, viz., nsing tome subtle craft, mcansi or device like. palmistry, and an nttempt ...

... follows :- '.livery person pretending or proftesing to tell fortunes,, or using any subtle c rsit, means, or devices, by palmistry or' otherwise, to -deeive or impose on any of - Her Majesty's subjects t: and the whole question upon this case was whether ...

... words 'by palmistry or other-; wise aet out no certain oftence. It-was the-duty of-the couviction to show what wnas the-offence with rwhich the anpelleant was charged, - and so, instead of saying what would bc bad, that-it was done by palmistry or other-' ...

... legal technicality. . Serjeant Ballautine, who represented the app'illaut, arguied that the omission of' the woidsc by palmistry or other- wise in the record of' Convocation, rendered, it bad in law, inasmuch as the defendant was really before the ...

... ground that the facts as stated did not amount to palmistry or otherwise, and then also upon the other ground. The magistrates appeared to him to have purposely abstained from saying by palmistry or other- Mr. Baron CLAny sail that it was no use oceupying ...

... regarded as a person telling fortunes, and he was not so charged; but it was argued that the words palmistry or otherwise must be read as apply ing to palmistry as forming conclusions from reading the lines of the hands, and similar pretences, such as physiognomy ...