Glad's tone, William

EWART, an English statesman, orator, and author, B. at Liverpool, 1809, the son of Sir John Gladstone, Bart., an eminent merchant of that place. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Coll., Oxford, where he graduated in 1831. Mr. G. entered parliament in the following year, where he quickly distinguished himself by his splendid oratorical and forensic powers. In 1835 he was appointed, by Sir R. Peel, Under Sec. of State for the Colonies, and in 1841 Vice-President of the Board of Trade and a privy-councillor. In 1846, he ably supported his chief's great measure for the repeal of the Corn laws. In 1847, Mr. G. was returned IMG:content-0392.png:[blocks in formation] ( Zool .) A species of camel. Glam'mis, a village of Scotland, 5 m. S.W. of Forfar. Near it is Glammis Castle, in which is still shown the chamber in which Malcolm II. was a a inated, 1034. It was one of the castles of Macbeth, and gave him his hereditary title of Thane of Glammis. "Glammis, I am, and Cawdor, the greatest is behind."-Shaks. Glam organ, a co. of S. Wales, England, bounded S. by the Bristol Channel, and surrounded on the other sides by the counties of Brecon, Mon mouth. and Car mar then. In the S. the land forms the beautiful vale of Glam organ, but rises rapidly to the N., becoming mountainous and picturesque. The co. has an area of 792 sq. m., and is watered by the Tuff, Towey. Rhymney, Avon, Neath, and some other rivers of le importance. The mineral produce is considerable, consisting of coal, limestone, lead, and copper; some of the largest iron-works and smelting-houses in Wales are to be found at Aber dare, Dowlais, Neath, Swansea and Methyr Tydvil. Cap . Cardiff. Pop . (1895) 692,415. Glamour, ( glaʼmoor ,) n. [Scot., from Icel, glámeggdr .] A species of witchery cast over the eyesight, making things appear different from their real aspect; a spell; as, she cast a glamour over him.