Freemasonry In New South Wales.

outline of the formation of the Lodge AA'hich had been that day so auspiciously established , and concluded by expressing a hope that their example Avould be speedily followed by the other inland toivus ofthe colony . Other toasts then followed in rapid succession , the band playing appropriate airs to each , ivhile several Brethren , in reply , displayed much eloquence and happy wit , Bro . Israel , AV . M . elect of No . 941 , in particular , Allien

responding to the toast of " Lady Dcnison , and the ladies of the colony , " being most fortunate in his remarks . Some regret Avas felt at the early departure of Bros . Dalley , Thornton , and Flood , by the 5 . 15 doivn train , in order to attend their respective duties in the Legislative Assembly . As , how-CA'er , the necessary arrangements had to be made for the ball , the Avorshipful chairman soon gave "Our next happy meeting , " and at about nine o ' clock the services of Bro . Jno . ClarkS . AV . and P . JIivere called into

, , ,, requisition , ami it is needless to say that under his valuable supervision as master of the ceremonies , the ball proved as successful as the other portion of the day ' s proceedings . Dancing ivas kept up until the arrival of the special trains at four o ' clock a . m ., Allien the Sydney visitors and their CampbelltoAvn Brethren reluctantly separated , after having interchanged truly JIasonic sentiments .

PnoA'ixciAT . GDAXU LoixiE OFI ' -ICERS FOB 1858-9 . — R . AV . Prov . G . M ., Sir S . 0 . Gilibcs , Bart . ; V . WD . Prov . G . M ., Bro J . AVilliams ; AV . Bro . James Murphy , Prov . S . G . AV . ; AV . Bro . Arthur T . Holroyd , Prov . J . G . AV . ; AV . Bro . Richard Leworthy , Prov . G . Registrar ; Rei ' . Bro . George F , Macarthur , Prov . G . Chaplain ; AV . Bro . John A . Mathews , Prov . G . Sec . ; AV . Bro . AVatson AVilson , Prov . S . G . D . ; AV . Bro . Benjamin Palmer , Prov . J . G . D . ; AV . Bro . P . J . Cohen , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . jlBro .

Richard Driver , jun ., Prov . G . Pursuivant ; AV . Bro . IT . B , Dobson , Prov . G . Treas . ; Bro . G . IT . Cockburn , Prov . ( 4 . Tyler . The services ofthe Provincial Grand Lodge have been much called into requisition of late , besides their assistance in the formation of new Lodges . The ivarrant of St . John ' s Lodge , Paramatta , No . 6 GS , liaving been restored as the " Robert , Burns Lodge , " in Sydney , has for its first officers the folloAving Brethren : —the V . AV . Past Acting D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . James

Malcolm , as AV . M . ; AV . Bro . H . B . Dobson , as S . AV . ; AV Bro . Watson Wilson , as J . AV . ; Bro . C . M'Kay , as S . D . ; Bro , C . Robertson , as J . D . ; Bro , J . Hamilton , as I . G . ; and AV . Bro . R . Leworth y , as Secretary . I shall , however , be able to send a more detailed report of this Lodge , ivith the various elections for 1 . 859 , next month , together ivith particulars of a new Lodgo about to be opened at Newcastle , of ivhich our much esteemed AV . Bro ., IT . 0 . Coles , is to be the first AV . M . VBKITAS ,

INCREDULITY . —Of all the Ai'eakuesses wliich little men rail against , there is none that they are more apt to ridicule than the tendency to believe ; and of all signs of n corrupt heart and a feeble head , the tendency of incredulity is the surest . Ileal philosophy seeks rather to solve than deny Avhat we hear every day , the small pretenders to science laugh at the absurdities of alchemy and the philosophers ' stone ; a more erudite knowledge is aivare that by alchemists the greatest discoveries in science have been madeand much ivhich still seems abstrusehad Ave

, , the key to the mystic phraseology they Avere compelled to adopt , might open the way to yet more noble acquisitions . The philosopher ' s stone itself has seemed no visionary chimera to some of the soundest chemists that oven the present century has produced . Men cannot contradict the laws of nature . Bnt are all the laAvs of nature yet discovered ?