Star. — 1830-04-16 (London, England)

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.  We have received Cape Papers to the 20th of January. The following is an abstract of the Act of last year for the establishment of religious liberty as applicable to the Cape : " Whereas an act was passed in the rOth year of his Majesty's reign, entitled, An set for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects,' and that it is expedient such enactment and meiskins of said act as are applicable to this colony be extended thereto, so modified as to meet the circumstances of the we; it is therefore enacted, that after the commencement of this ordinance, it shall be lawful for any of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects to hold, exercise, and enjoy, all civil and military Alas, and places of trust or profit under his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, and to exercise any other franchise or civil right, upon taking anti sub. scribing the following oath instead of the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration, and instead of such other oaths as may be now by law required to be taken for the purpose aforesaid." Here follows the oath, in which deponent swears to protect his majesty from all conspiracies and attempts against his person, crown, and dignity, and to disclose such, ac.—also to support the succession to the crown of the Hanoverian family—to abjure the opinion that Princes excommunicated by the Pope can be deposed and murdered by their subjects, and to deny a belief that the Pope or any other foreign potentate has temporal power or influence over the realm of England; and that the deponent will not exercise any privilege he possesses to weaken or disturb the Protestant religion or government of the United Kingdom. Every person professing the Roman Catholic religion shall, within three months from the date of the ordinance, before he exercises the privileges above-mentioned, take the oath required. Any person entering upon the exercise of such privileges without having complied with the above provision, shall forfeit 1001. to the Kinand the appointment he may have accepted shall beeome void. Any Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, or member of any order, communities, or societies, who shall, after the commencement of the ordinance, exercise any of the rites or ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion, or wear the habit of his order, except within the usual places of worship, or in private houses, shall on conviction forfeit GOL _ _  Jesuits and members of other religious or monastic orders being allowed to reside in the colony at the date of the ordinance, and it being expedient to make provision for the final suppression of the same therein, it is enacted that they shall deliver in a statement of their place of residence, and in ease of any person of the above description not complying with this, they shall forfeit every month 501. to the King during the time of their remaining in the colony. Any Jesuit or member of such monastic orders deemed and taken guilty of any offence, shall be ordered to be banished the colony for his natural life. It is lawful for the Governor to grant. by licence, permission to any Jesuit or other member of a religious order, permission to come into the colony, and remain there for such period as the Governor shall think proper, not exceeding in any case six months, and any person not deporting within 20 days after the expiration of the term, shall be banished the colony for life. An account of all such Hamm are to be laid annually before His Majesty's CounciL Any Jesuit, or other member of a religious community, who shall admit any person to become a member of his order, shall be fined and imprisoned, and any person becoming a member shall be banished for life.  ---AlLilitisfitrther enacted that this ordinance shall commence and take efect at the expiration of ten days from and after the passing theme.  By commend of his Excellency the Governor, J. BELL, Secretary to Oovanment. Given at the Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 13.