FLEET PRISON

onec a celebrated prison in London till it was pulled down in 1845. It stood on the east side of Farring don Street, and on this cite a prison was in existence as early as the twelfth century, which took its name from the creek or stream of the Fleet, on the bank of which it was erected. Used as a prison for religious martyrs during the reigns ef Mary and Ulizabeth, and for political offenders in the reign of Charles I, it beeame in 1641 a place of confinement for debtors, and served as such down te the period of its abolition. It was burned by Wat Tyler in 1381, at the Great Fire in 1666, and by the Gordon rioters in 1780. It was the scene of many di raceful abuses, and was called by north-west of Preston. The harbour is safe and commodious, and there is a large coasting trade. Pa enger steamers sail daily from Fleet wood to Belfast. Ro all School is situated close at hand. Pop. (1931), 22,983.