Firemen have been summoned by telegraph from all the districts around Paris.
Fort Bicêtre has been occupied by the troops.
It is stated that Raoul Rigault was shot this morning.
A dense cloud of smoke still hangs over Paris, which gives rise to fears of fresh conflagrations.
Since noon to-day a south-easterly wind has arisen, causing the conflagration to extend in the direction of the Bastille, and threatening the city with destruction.
The Versailles batteries are firing vigorously upon Belleville.
The fires are apparently slackening. The wind fortunately veered round to the west at 5 o'clock this evening, and this change was followed by a calm, which has since continued. The sky is still lurid from the reflection of the flames, and the débris from the burning buildings fall at distances of 20 kilomètres.
It is said that the Mazas prison is burnt to ashes, and fears are entertained for the safety of the Archbishop, who was incarcerated there.
It is reported that considerable bodies of Insurgents attempted to escape from Paris in the direction of Aubervilliers and Romainville, but they were driven back.
The cannonading from the Versailles batteries at Montmartre against Belleville and Chaumont continues.