Ireland.

Eliza Beatty ( the daughter of a military brother ) , who was in charge of the Royal Artillery School , AVoolwich , has during the past year heen pi-omoted to a position of still greater responsibility at Sheerness . "Two of the former pupils have been repectably married during the past year . One of these , Elizabeth Moorhead , had heen suffering from illness of a nature which rendered a change of climate actually necessary for her restoratiou to health . An

opportunity presented itself of sending her to the Cape of Good Hope , in the capacity of nursery governess to a lady who was going to that colony , and the Governors , aided by the liberality of the brethren , were enabled to provide a sum of upwards of £ 60 for her outfit and passage . Her health improved , as was anticipated , and she is now , it is hoped , in a comfortable and respectable position in life . "It is a source of sincere gratification to the Governorsand

, perhaps one of the strongest proofs of the excellence of the moral and intellectual training imparted in this school , that the conduct of those who have been educated in it , whether in discharging the important duties of teachers , or the more domestic ones of wives and mothers , has been exemplary and creditable . It is difficult to individualize any particular instance in confirmation of the foregoing statements ; but the correspondence ancl reports of those most competent to form an opinion upon the

subject attest that this institution , in many instances , has not only proved a blessing to the girls themselves , but to those with whom they are at present associated . "In conclusion the Governors earnestly appeal to those masons who are not already subscribers to the institution , to contribute , according to their ability , to this great and good work , and invoke the cordial co-operation of every member of the order to administer to the wants and provide a home for the

fatherless children of their decease ! brethren . " The children then sung with admirable effect the hymns , " Speak gently to the Fatherless , " and " Our home is on high . " COLONEL BEOAVNEIGG , Past Grand AVarden of England , in moving the first resolution , said , before he proceeded to execute the charge which had been committed to him , he must return them his thanks for having permitted him to take such a prominent part in their proceedings . He saw around him many

brethren who he thought could have fulfilled this task much better than he ; and it was not a mere form of words for him to say , that he felt , indeed , the honour which had been conferred on him . He considered , however , that the compliment was paid by the Grand Lodge of Ireland to the Grand Lodge of England ( applause ) , and as the Past Grand Officer of the sister Grand Lodin Englandhe felt he could not but obey the summons

ge , ¦ which was sent to him . The resolution which he was called on to propose was as follows : — " That the thanks of the meetiug are due to such of the brethren of the Masonic Order as have endeavoured , during the past year , to augment the revenue and increase the utility of the Masonic Female Orphan School . " The names of those whom they had to thank were legion ; but he believed , if there were twenty such legions , that the funds

subscribed by them would not be too much to carry out all the utility of this school . It was well known to all Freemasons , that , extending as their order did over the whole habitable world , it comprised the wealthy and affluent of all countries , and at the same time thousands who , from misfortune , bnt by no fault of their own , were reduced to destitution , and , when passing from them , left their children unprovided for , with no inheritance but a fair name . This school was organized and

instituted to relieve those children ( hear , hear ) . He must say that Freemasons were not backward in a work of this sort . They were ever ready to assist their brethren in distress , How much more incumbent was it upon them to provide for those ¦ whom their brethren had left behind them , without either provision or protection . He found that the meeting of last year was productive of exceedingly good results ; upwards of 130 names had heen added to their list of subscribers in the

year 1861 , and , whereas in the year 1860 the subscriptions from the chapters and lodges amounted to £ 84 18 s . 4 d ., in 1861 they were £ 192 5 s . Id ., more than double the amount of the preceding year ( hear ) . This conveyed a very good index of the feeling of the brethren , particularly those - in the country , because the greater portion of those subscriptions had come from foreign and country lodges . There were many of their brethren hardly aware of the existence of this institition , but as a knowledge of its existence extended , the subscriptions would increase , for all their brethren bore willing testimony to the great excellence of the school . ( Hear , hear . ) He wished

he could persuade not only the brethren present , for possibly they had all visited the school , but all those who that nio-ht were listening to him , to go and see the school . He was quite sure he was not saying too much when he promised any such visiters a most cordial welcome from their excellent matron , Mrs . Noble . No one attended and examined the school but confessed themselves amply repaid for their trouble . They must remember that these young girls confided to their care were not

brought up as fine ladies ; they were instructed iu every useful branch of domestic life , —how to wash , cook , and sew , —while the refined arts , singing , music , & c , ancl literary pursuits were not neglected . He might not speak of their physical appearance . They showed all that good air , good treatment , and a health y situation to live in , could do . AVith regard to their moral training , he believed he was not astray in stating that there had not heen a single word said against any girl brought up in

their school ( hear , hear , and applause ) . He had a good deal of experience in visiting schools in England and Ireland , and he could safely say that he never saw one in his life in which the children appeared to he so quite at homo , and , indeed , it was most pleasing to see their manner towards their matron . He could not hely thinking that the supporters of this establishment , whatever their social position , must derive great and peculiar gratification in being permitted to contribute

towards its maintenance . Those who had the blessings of having a family saw much in that school to learn . On the other hand , the old bachelor , by paying a £ 10 annual subscription , at once became the father of a charming lamily of daughters ( laughter and applause ) . They gave him no trouble , and he saw as little of them as he pleased . A few clays ago he opened a letter addressed to him , in a delicate female hand . The letter was dated Dublinand the first words of it were these : — "My clear Colonel

, Brownrigg , I am the mother of thirty-two of your children . " ( Laughter and applause ) . He confested that this rather staggered , him . He hoped he had not left himself open to the charge of having two wives , ( laughter ) , or that he was violating the sanctity of female confidence . The accusation was true , but he was nevertheless considerably relieved by finding that the letter came from his dear friend , Mrs . Noble , in which she begged him to try to have an act of justice done to one of those young men

whom she probably calls her sons-in-law . Before he concluded , he hoped he would be permitted to mention one fact , and that was that the daughters of military men were thrown on the Masonic Female Orphan Institution . Now , this ought not to be . The soldier was proverbially an improvident liver , and generally married at an em-ly age , and , consequently , when taken away from his family , he left them totally unprovided for . But the States made no provision for them , and the daughters of

Freemasons who served in the army were left to be taken care of by the Masonic body . They had the Hibernian Military School for the sons of soldiers , but nothing was clone for the daughter of the Soldier ; there was no provision made for her . no national provision—nothing like the provision there is for boys . He mentioned this matter because he did not think it was justice to have the orphan daughters of their military brethren thrown on that institution for their support . He wished

that some persons of more importance than himself had brought the subject before the meeting . He concluded by moving the adoption of the resolution . Bro . Robert Longfield , il £ . P ., seconded the resolution . After the speech of the gallant Colonel who preceded him , he felt considerable hesitation in accepting the duty imposed upon him . He felt that such a resolution required only to be moved by any

individual , however humble , to receive the assent of every person who had heard it . The augmentation of the revenue , he was sorry to say , was rather mythical . Exertions had been made to increase the revenue , which had not succeeded , but they had increased the utility of the institution during the past year , despite the diminished revenue , for they had added to its size considerably , and increased the number of the pupils by six or eight . ( Applause . ) So that if the exertions of' the brethren

had not been crowned with success in raising money , they had succeeded in increasing the value of the institution . That establishment , he was sure , would win the favour of every person in the assemblage who were parents , because they could feel that some unfortunate calamity might , at auy moment , render their children dependent upon such support . The children having sung the hymn "Hosanna !" Bro . ABTHTJB BITSHE moved the next resolution , which he doubted not would meet with warm support . He would first state that he was deputed by a brother far more able than him-