The Nobleman and his attendant here depicted belong to the Dooranee tribe of Afghans, and Candahar, their principal city, was in the reign of Ahmed Shah, the capital of the empire. In the year 1839, it was garrisoned by a force from the army of Lord Keane, under Major General Sir William Nott, and his troops the constantly recurring insurrections of the Chieftains in the neighbourhood have given ample employment. To overawe the disaffected in this district, it was the intention of Shah Shoojau to have himself visited the city, but circumstances not permitting him to leave Cabul, he ordered two of his sons thither. Instructions were at the same time given to embody two corps of Cavalry from among the Dooranees. Previous, however, to the arrival of the Princes, a party of the Shah’s troops collecting tribute near Giriskh, were defeated with the loss of their guns, and Captain Woodburn of the 44th Bengal Infantry was in consequence sent out with a detachment, which on the 3rd of July, 1841, gained a complete victory over the insurgent Chief Uktar Khan and his Dooranee force near the river Helmund. Speedily recollecting his scattered troops, this Chieftain again appeared in arms, only to experience on the 17th of the following month another signal defeat near Secunderabad, by a brigade under Captain Griffin, 24th Bengal Infantry. In January, 1842, Prince Sufter Jung fled from the British camp and joined the rebels, but he and his Dooranee allies were speedily put to flight. Making common cause with their hitherto inveterate enemies the Giljees, in March they again advanced, and on a part of the garrison moving out to attack them, they detached a large body to assault the city, but were driven back with great loss. During the absence of Colonel Wymer’s detachment to relieve Kelat-e-Giljee, the Dooranees made another and desperate effort to obtain possession of the place. They were, however, met by the British beyond the walls and dispersed with great slaughter. Many of theChiefs then surrendered themselves, but orders having lately been issued for the withdrawal of the garrison, they have been left to fight for supremacy among themselves, and the country is now in a complete state of anarchy. The interior of the Palace, as seen in the drawing, is adorned with elaborate carving in wood, and has, like most of the houses of the rich, its walls plastered with stucco. It is of light summerhouse construction, and its courts are embellished with trees and fountains.