ley , ▁the ▁new ▁Governor ; ▁but ▁after ▁reports ▁of ▁his ▁d ish on est ▁behaviour ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁for ci b ly ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 . ▁An ▁investigation ▁by ▁a ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁found ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁Haw ley ' s ▁land ▁transactions ▁were ▁legit imate ▁and ▁properly ▁showed ▁these ▁lands ▁( including ▁the ▁town ▁site ) ▁as ▁being ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Carl is le . ▁Br idget own ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁a ▁street ▁layout ▁res emb ling ▁early ▁English ▁medieval ▁or ▁market ▁towns , ▁with ▁its ▁narrow ▁ser pent ine ▁street ▁and ▁al ley ▁configuration . ▁ ▁From ▁town ▁to ▁city ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁Barb ados ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Barb ados ▁and ▁the ▁Le ew ard ▁Islands . ▁The ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁became ▁a ▁C athedral , ▁so ▁that ▁Br idget own ▁became ▁a ▁city . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁Barb ados , ▁Tr in idad , ▁Tob ago , ▁Gren ada , ▁Saint ▁Vincent , ▁and ▁Saint ▁Lu cia ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁separate ▁dioc eses ▁by ▁Royal ▁Let ters ▁Pat ent ▁which ▁also ▁decre ed ▁that ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁should ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br idget own . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Br idget own ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁seat ▁of ▁Government ▁for ▁the