The Sun. — 1830-04-16 (London, England)

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.  We have received Cape Papers to the .2P,th 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 10th year of his Majesty's reign, entitled, ' An act for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Cat)7,olic subjects,' and that it is-expedient such enactment and provisions of said act- as are applicable to this colony be extended thereto, so modified as to meet the circumstances of the rase; it 19 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 offices, and places of trust or profit under his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, and to exercise any other franchise or civil right, upon taking and subscribing 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 the deponentra.es 43 wears to peara rct his Majesty from all conspiracies and attemyts against his person, crown, and dignity,3cl 'and to disclose such, &c.—also to support thesuue.'cession to the Crown of the Hanoverian Family— 'to abjure the opinion that Princes excommunicated `by the Pope can be deposed and murdered by their skubjects, and to deny a belief that the Pope or any ,44ther.Foreign Potentate has temporal power or "'Allem that the -over the realm of England ; and deponent will not exercise any privilege hepos'Resses to weaken or disturb the Protestant religion c.n.:,9,9venrment of the United Kingdom. ,kgefrs-• inerson professing the Roman Catholic re4:on shag, within three months from the date of 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, :'ball forfeit 2001. to the King, and the appointment he may have accepted shall become yoid. Any Roman Cafholic ecclesiastic, or member of -.rder, communities, or societies, who shall, after the cc, mmencement of :he ordinance, exercise any orthe s. ights or ceremonies of the Roman Catholic toigion, :or wear the habit of his order, except within the usual places of worship, or in private .house shall en conviction forfeit 50/. =, Jesuits, and members of other religious and monastic orders being' allowed to reside in the colony ut the date of the ordinance, and it being expedient to make provision for the final suppression of the same therem, it i 4 enacted that they shall deliver in a statement of their niece descry and in case of any person of the .above ption 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 departing within 20 days after the expiration of the term, shall be banished the colony for life. An account of all such licenses are to be laid annually before his Majesty's Council. MI 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. And it is further enacted that this ordinance shall commence and take effect at the expiration of 10 days from and after the passing thereof. By command of his Excellency the Governor, J. BELL, Secretary to Government. Given at the Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 13.