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... it now feuille volante, retaining one part of the compound. Palm is the old French word for the hand, from which we have Palmistry, &c.-(ilaenymeiano.) PARLIAMENTARY REFORM Not a newe-famsgled notionm. ii A stranger to the history.of these countries mightfrom ...

Published: Friday 19 June 1812
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1069 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

Advertisements & Notices

... Contirgencies; containing the Art of Divination by F Pthe Sciences of Astrology, Physiognomy, Geomancy and Chiromancy or Palmistry; the signification of ir Moles, and the method of receiving Oracles by Dreams, also Mathematical Magi; to which is added ...

t. d..>':aison, Goldsmith. Jeweller, and Watchmaker, MABKBT-PLACB, LANCASTER, RETURNS his sincere thanks to his ..

... ComSngencies ; containing tbe Ait of Divination by the Sciences of Astrology, Physiognomy, Geomancy, and Chiro- mancy or Palmistry 5 the Signification of ladles, and the Method of receiving Oracles by Dreams i also Mathematical Magi ; to which is added ...

Published: Saturday 26 March 1814
Newspaper: Lancaster Gazette
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 12403 | Page: 3 | Tags: Classifieds 

THE NEW VAGRANT ACT

... persons pretending to be gipsies; all per- sons pretending lo tell fortunes, or using any sabtle craft, means or device, by palmistry or otherwise, to deceive and impose ou auy of bis Majesty's subjects; ?? All persons playiag or betting at any un- lawful ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1822
Newspaper: Lancaster Gazette
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1100 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BOLTON, OCTOBER 31, 1828

... Barlow, the noted Stavley Wood conjuror, was charged John Dakin Win chead, with oblaining'from Sarah tuoii.tv, device, and palmistry, ntrarv the statute in audi case made and provided, the sum of one shillhnt Sarah N'ickleson stated, that on the evening ...

Published: Saturday 01 November 1828
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2152 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... ascended into industry or three other peculiarities seem distinguished them in countries Their pretensions read fortunes by palmistry and by acquired oftener under suspicion sorcerers lastly the universal accusation that they their horde stealing children ...

Published: Saturday 17 December 1831
Newspaper: Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2692 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Varieties

... money then d understanding, and are as easily duped as those untlsjnls ai ing ruatics to whomn the itinerant professors of Palmistry e promise all sorts of good fortune while they pick their d pockets. The Corurier says, 1 To judge from the adver- a tisements ...

Published: Friday 11 October 1833
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 4895 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Local Intelligence

... helter mode of ascoituainillu utoiltre oc- Y ciurrences thiati trucing thie litms ot the hall(i , accordilt( to the rules mf' palmistry, or eve of analycziig the uhregs of a tea or coi' te Cuti. WVheut tile girl tiUtlLcrasto(I that .o this i.mmtoitmrtil process ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1835
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 18244 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Literary Notices

... mantel lay, Read by the righteous on each holy day; 2lle Book of Raswled~qe too: Thor learn't, it seems, By moles and omens, palmistry and dreams- Learnt when to ploughlla his eld-wijat dsy to sow- To reap his corn, and when his grass to mow. We observe that ...

TRIAL OF MR. BELL FOR SEDITION

... H. ILLIDOR, ESQ.. Representing an old Sybil telling the Fortune of a beautiful Young Lady. *' Gre*l skill tare they palmistry.”—Cowreß. There are lilies round iby angel brow. Fair child of hopeless sorrow; Like thee their glories all shall fade before ...

Published: Thursday 05 March 1840
Newspaper: Liverpool Mail
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1469 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ELECTORAL CORKUPTON

... the small frythe little counties, as It were, in sibedule B; and nest those places have the fewest electors. Saccesa is palmistry and election arts render them yet bolder, they will soon fly ate higher game, and theu the Whigs will rub their eyes and ...

Published: Saturday 02 May 1840
Newspaper: Bolton Free Press
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 903 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GIIAND FANCY DRESS BALL

... gipsey, looked extremely interesting. The character was well sustained, and she appeared a perfect mistress of the art of palmistry. King Mr, as a fencing master in the reign of Louis XV Kirby Mr, in a fancy dress Kidd Charles, as a Tyrolese chamois hunter ...

Published: Monday 04 May 1840
Newspaper: Liverpool Albion
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 15861 | Page: 3 | Tags: none