New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-17
FILLIBUSTERING In NETWORK.
COUP D'ETAT OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
Farce at the Crystal Palace.

A private letter from one of the employees at the
CRYSTAL Palace he's Just fallen into our hands, written
10 friend Of bis, giving an amusing account Of one of
the most remarkable fllbustering expeditions of the
year 1857.
Before making some extracts from the letter referred
TO- il NAV be as well to state that the Crystal Palace,
built by corporate association, stands upon land
owned by the City of NewYork, granted to the asso'
ration by an ordinance dated Jan. 3, 1883 for four
years upon which lease given dated in March
following The rent was nominal and il under
stood that the Palace like its London prototype, was
TO be taken down and removed before the expiration
of the lease Unfortunately, particularly to the stock
holders the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations"
did not pay and the Association got far into diff
Guilty that their creditors got judgment and receiver
appointed by the court to take charge OF the property
tf the Association as well as that of the foreign
bibtors
The Receiver not being able TO dispose of the build
ing either to be removed to remain, for it's fair
value TO pay off the debts aud not feeling hin
self justified in demolshng a structure that every
body considers Of the city ornaments, has man
aged, by nsttutipgs system of economy in the man
sgement unknown to its government of the oden time,
10 get money enough from visitors to pay expenses and
something over, and keep the building repair, and
KOpu STATE VI ptcStiNdtlOu uhIl tiuV % P1i-
chaser be found till the city shall decided to
allow it to remain where it stands-an application for
which has been for some time pending.
Among other useful purposes to which, il allowed
10 remain it could be applied, was the Annual Exhib
bition Of the American Institute whose managers have
twice rented the building Of the Receiver. At the
close Of their last exhibition BY his sufierance they
had left their line of shaing aud old steamboiler
in position ready for the next grand show This boiler
however not to be shown up TO the public but to
be kept for the base of operations, la mi'itare, OF
little private fillibustering
II row appears that some Of the members of that
august body known "the Board of Managers Of the
American Institute went before Controller Flagg on
the Sd Of January, and represented to him that the
lease Of the ground to the Crystal Palace Association
expired that day, and the Receiver had utterly
failed to get the lease renewed or sell the building it
bad Of course fallen into the hands of the city, aud
they had some very valuable property in il which
might be lost stolen in the general scramble, they
begged the Controller TO appoint them custodiaos OF
the property To this he aSsented; not being aware,
perhaps. that il was already in the custody Of an
officer of law court, and under the very good keep
ing Of his agents. Having got paper from the Con.
iroler and Of his clerks, who also of
their own body 10 pu them in possession, they started
;or the scene Of action through Of the most wntry
storms OF this season. As this was the commence
ment Of the farce, shall adopt the language of the
letter above alluded TO 10 describe the most remaIka.
BILE exhibition ever seen beneath the roof of that cee-
bratcd building. 1t beat the grand Inauguration by
President Pierce as far a. that beat the "re-nau-
gurs'ion" by President Barnum.
We are not informed whette r, Ike its predec ,ssors
the grand procession Of managers of the American
Institute marched from the City Hal up Broadway on
foot through the storm but take 1t for granted thst in
Consideration Of the soemniy Of the OCCASION they did
cot Ia to do 30. Our source OF information says that
hs yas Of the procession reached the Palace teo min