▁converted ▁to ▁Protest ant ism ▁and ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁fer vent ▁anti - C atholic ▁propag anda , ▁largely ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Isaac ▁Low nd es , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Pres by ter ian ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁Society . ▁However , ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁d eter ▁Ach illi ▁from ▁more ▁sexual ▁esc ap ades , ▁s edu ctions ▁and ▁affairs . ▁He ▁made ▁al li ances ▁with ▁ex iled ▁Italian ▁national ists ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁later ▁to ▁den ounce ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁d ish on est ly ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Mal ta ▁and ▁England ▁After ▁establish ing ▁himself ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁opening ▁an ▁Italian ▁church , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁London . ▁There , ▁the ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁College ▁of ▁St ▁Julian ' s , ▁Mal ta , ▁appointed ▁him ▁professor ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁mission ▁to ▁spread ▁Protest ant ism ▁to ▁Italy . ▁However , ▁during ▁his ▁absence ▁from ▁Mal ta , ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁Protest ant ▁pre ach ers ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁" f orn ic ation " ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁further ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Ach illi ▁had ▁encourag ed ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁mis con duct . ▁Ach illi ▁returned ▁to ▁Mal ta ▁in ▁December ▁but ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁committee , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁fellow ▁accused , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁June , ▁where ▁he ▁still