ass ed ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁and ▁succeed ing ▁in ▁effect ing ▁Ach illi ' s ▁release . ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁controvers y ▁Ach illi ' s ▁evangel ical ▁supp or ters ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁established ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁Italian ▁chap el ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Alliance . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁ant agon istic ▁pam ph lets ▁established ▁itself ▁between ▁E ard ley ▁and ▁prominent ▁English ▁Catholic ▁Card inal ▁Wis eman , ▁by ▁turns ▁def ending ▁and ▁attack ing ▁Ach illi . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Ach illi ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁rap ing ▁or ▁assault ing ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁domestic ▁servants ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁young ▁woman . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁P ius ▁IX ▁re - est ab lished ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁( see ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain : The ▁Catholic ▁Rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁Nin ete enth ▁Century ) ▁and ▁excited ▁popular ▁religious ▁divisions . ▁John ▁Henry ▁New man ▁was ▁mind ed ▁to ▁repeat ▁Wis eman ' s ▁alleg ations , ▁of ▁sexual ▁imm or ality ▁and ▁that ▁Ach illi ▁had ▁mis re present ed ▁his ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁in ▁a ▁lecture ▁but ▁first ▁took ▁legal ▁advice , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July , ▁from ▁his ▁conf id ante ▁James ▁Hope - Sc ott ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁a ▁lib el ▁suit . ▁ ▁Hope - Sc ott ▁was ▁re ass uring ,