The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-07 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Orders have been received at the dockyard at
Pembroke to make the necessary preparations with
the view of building a large iron ship, to be named
the Invincible. The new ship will be about 4,000
tons burden, 280 ft. long, 54ft. in breadth, and of
800 horse power. She has been designed by Mr. E.
J. Reed, Chief Constructor to the Admiralty. The
chief feature in her formation will be a large armour-
proof tower situated amidships, which will be so
constructed that shot can be thrown fore and aft
from this projection. This vessel will be built upon
what is termed the belt principle.
Her Majesty's ship Lion has received orders to
proceed to Londonderry.
The screw steam storeship Fox, 2, 1,131 tons,
200-horse power, Staff Commander H. A. Moriarty,
C. 8., has commenced discharging a quantity of
stores alongside the dockyard at Chatham, from
Portsmouth and the western yards.
The sailing frigate Vernon, 50, attached to the re-
serve at Chatham, was to leave that port this morn-
ing in tow of the paddle-wheel steamer Medusa, 2,
312-horse power, Staff-Commander T. Potter, for
Portland, where she is to be employed for harbour
service.

A telegram was received on Saturday reporting
the departure of her Majesty's Indian troopship
Jumna, from Diamond harbour, near Calcutta, on
the 3d of October, for Suez, with troops, who may
be expected at Portsmouth in the Crocodile on or
about the 11th of November.

A guard of honour, consisting of Capt. Carring-
ton, Lieuts. Blaxland and Coffin, 4 sergeants and
100 rank and file of the Royal Marine Light In-
fantry, marched down to Woolwich Dockyard and
received the Lords of the Admiralty on their return
to town in the yacht Enchantress from Sheerness
on Saturday evening last, at 5 o'clock. Their Lord-
ships were accompanied by the United States' Ad-
miral Farragut. The detachment was commanded
by Col. Connolly Commandant. On their Lord-
ships landing, the flagship Fisgard fired the Admi-
ralty salute, and the colours of the division and
Admiralty were unfurled.
Major-Gen. Freeman Murray baying completed
his half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal
Engineers at head-quarters, Chatham, a divisional
order was issued on Saturday announcing that the
inspection of the battalions of infantry will com-
mence this morning, and will occupy the entire
week.

The colonel commanding the Eastern district bas
been inspecting the troops in the camp at Colchester.
On Friday the Bth depot battalion were reviewed.
Major Gen. J. 0. Travers, C. 8., Inspector-
General- of Itoyal Marines, completed his inspection
of the Woolwich division of the corps on Saturday
last. At 10.30 a.m. the detachment undergoing
their annual course of ball practice were marched
to the Plurnstead-marsh, and the several squads
were mustered in front of their respective targets by
Cant. Parry, musketry instructor to the division,
awaiting the Inspector-General's arrival, on which
the firing commenced, and was carried out at
different ranges, most of the non-commissioned
officers and men making excellent practice. A very
interesting and most important competitive course
of rifle firing then took place by the General's
especial order, to ascertain the merits of the new
Carter and Edwards breech-loader, recently intro-
duced. The two most experienced marksmen of
the corps were ordered to enter the lists—Sergeant
Bott and Sergeant Lock—the former armed with
the Carter and Edwards and the latter with the
regulation Snider. The result was as follows :
Sergeant Bott fired 28 rounds at 200 yards range
in two minutes, and obtained 69 points, Sergeant
Lock making in the same time and over the same
range 15 rounds and 35 points. The competition
was then carried to other and extended ranges, 500
yards, with similar results. After complimenting
Col. Connolly on the general efficiency of his divi-
sion, the Inspector-General and his staff returned
to barracks. Ile then examined the school books,
and, after remarking on the general satisfaction his
inspection of the division had given him, he left-