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 442 MORNINGTON. and appointed rector of a seminary newly founded by Car. dinal Barbarigo, and was made also professor of philosophy and Greek. Pope Innocent XII. was so much satisfied with his conduct in the government of this seminary, that he contributed the sum of two thousand Roman crowns yearly towards i t s maintenance; and Clement XI. had such a high opinion o f Moor, that h e would have placed his nephew under his tuition, had h e not been prevented, a s was supposed, b y the persuasion o f the Jesuits. On the death o f James II. Dr. Moor was invited t o France, and such was his reputation there, that h e was made twice rector o f the university o f Paris, and principal o f the col lege o f Navarre, and was appointed regius professor o f philosophy, Greek, and Hebrew. - He joined with Dr. John Farrely i n the purchase o f a house contiguous t o the Irish college, for the reception o f such poor students a s might come from Ireland t o study there. He was blind for several years prior t o his decease, and was obliged t o keep a person t o read t o him, who embezzled many hundred volumes o f his library; the remainder o f which Dr. Moor bequeathed t o the Irish college. He died i n his eighty-fifth year, a t his apartments i n the college o f Navarre, 22nd o f August, 1726, and was buried i n the vault under the chapel o f the Irish college. GARNET, EARL OF MORNINGTON, A celebrated glee composer; f o r several o f his com positions h e gained the prizes given b y the Glee Club. His most popular production i s , “Here i n cool Grot,” which obtained the prize medal. He was born July 19th, 1735. Died May 22nd, 1784. He was also a n eminent performer o n the violin; and i t i s said, the service i n Dublin cathedral commences every morning with a n anthem o f his composition.