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NEW POLICE INSTRUCTIONS

... time after a former conviction. Every person professing to tell fortunes, or using any subtle craft, means, or device, by palmistry, or otherwise, to deceive and impose on any of his Majesty's subjects. Every person wandering abroad and lodging in any barn ...

THE MURDER IN FREDERICK STREET

... telling for- tunes by casting nativities, Cupid's noce-gays, dumb cakes, love's cordial, nine keys, physiognomy, cards, dice, palmistry, ring and olive branctes, watches, chains, &c., together with full directions for choosing a husband, making the dumb speak ...

POLICE OFFICE, DERBY

... was brought before the Magistrates r charged by flenjamin Fearn, with professing to tell fortutnes 0 and using means by palmistry and otherwise, to deceive andi impose upon Her Majesty's subjects. The prisoner hail e chlarged witness Is. on Wednesday ...

Police Intelligence

... 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 ...

Police Intelligence

... 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 ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—THURSDAY

... enacted 1that every person me, preendng or professling to bell fortunes, or using any ger sutecat, MeanIS, or devrice, by palmistry or otherwises a to deceive and impose on any of her Majesty's sub- Tb jeots, such person should be deemed a' rogue and Is ...

RULES FOR THE BOROUGH POLICE FORCE

... game of chance. And every person pretending or professing to tell fortunes, or using any subtle craft, means or device, by palmistry or other- wise, to deceive and impose on any of her Majesty's sub- jects. In the cases just mentioned, the constable has ...

MURDER OF A CHILD

... from a young muau namned ibr = uniidesr pretence of curing hini of fits by the n-administration of pills end drugs, and by palmistry. Titers 0.was also a charge r-gainst him of having eharmued Ar. ?? Gmigh, attorn~ey, otof £4 by fraudulent represel-. ...

MELANCHOLY RESULTS OF PRETENDED WITCHCRAFT AT HALIFAX

... 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 ...

WOLVERHAMPTON

... Correction fai' two melishy, ?? hind lalmeus'. A Vollill unted luiho was sfentenced to the panig term of ?? jor plactiahtg palmistry, and thereby oh- eniniig ?? the came complainart as appeared in tbe lest case. Tbe llagists-ates expressed their letermina- ...

THE SPIRITUALIST PROSECUTION

... dr Act. By that Act it is provided that every P person professing to tell fortunes, or by subtle means or ti devices, by palmistry or otherwise. to deceive or impose .; upon any of her Majesty's subjects, shall be deemed to em be guilty of the offence ...

PROSECUTION OF A SPIRITUALIST

... and pick 'up the spirits of other persons. One of the summonses was under the Vagrant Act, which prohibited conjaring and palmistry. The other sumons was for conspiracy to o tain money by false pretences, He hoped to bring sufficient evidence to warrant ...