When the planters found that the free laborers could neither be prevailed upon to labor for half-price nor be driven to excesses by such paltry persecution, they turned their wrath, as had been long their custom, upon the Baptist Missionaries.  Upon Mr. Knibb especially they laid the blame of giving mischievous advice to the peasantry.  And for the obvious purpose of exciting the thousands of people warmly devoted to him, to acts of violence, they attempted to burn him in effigy and actually circulated the report that he had been murdered.  Thousands of his people flocked into Spanish Town, threatening to destroy the town if the report proved true.  But on learning its falsity were easily persuaded to retire, and did so without being guilty of any excess whatever.  Unmeasured and unceasing have been the attacks of the Jamaica press upon the missionaries.  Upon their shoulders has been laid “the ruin of that fine island.”—­They have corrupted the peasantry and put it in their heads to ask more wages than the estate can possibly give.  To determine the value of the testimony of the missionaries in this case it is important to know the nature of their influence upon the laborers touching the question of wages.  We are happily furnished with the required information from their own lips and pens in the Jamaica papers.

From the Falmouth Post.

REV.  W. KNIBB’S ADVICE TO THE NEGROES.

MEETING AT THE “SUFFIELD SCHOOL-ROOM.”

On Friday evening last we attended the suffield School-room, in this town, which, at an early hour was crowded with apprentices and head people, from upwards of twenty properties, who had met for the purpose of receiving advice from the Rev. Wm. Knibb, and Special Justice Lyon, respecting the course of conduct it will be necessary for them to adopt, on taking their stand in society as freemen.  Several gentlemen connected with the commercial and agricultural interests of the parish were present on the occasion.

The Rev. W. Knibb commenced by saying, that he attended a meeting of a similar nature at Wilberforce Chapel, on the preceding evening.  He had thought it better to request the attendance this evening of the head people, who being the more intelligent would be able to explain to others, the advice which they would now receive themselves.  “I am glad,” said the Rev. Gentleman, “to see so many persons present, among whom I notice a few gentlemen who are not connected with my church:  I am glad of the attendance of these gentlemen, for what I do, I do openly, and any one is at liberty to express his opinion at this meeting if he desires to do so.