2 FEBRUARY 1839, Page 2

No progress has been made in the formation of a

new French Ministry. Marshal SOULT was in frequent communication with LOUIS PHILIPPE ; but the result was a positive refusal from the former to undertake the task required of him—namely, the recon- struction of the .11o1.1: Cabinet. It was supposed that the King would be compelled to solicit the aid of TutEnti. The Coalition stood firm, and adhered to their principle of excluding the Sove- reign from that constant and direct control of his Ministers which Louts PHILIPPE has hitherto exercised. Every day it became more apparent that the real question between the King and the leading politicians of France was, whether the Monarch should " govern" as well as "reign." The continuance of the interregnum excited complaint from all parties.