10.7.4 trash/file deletion issue (bug?)

On my iMac, running 10.7.4 os/x with 8gb ram, I've experienced some maddening problem with Finder windows.
I am new(ish) to the Mac universe, but with plenty of Windows and Linux.
Desired functionality: from within the Trash folder, I wish to select one or more files, then to delete them with one click of the mouse.
What I do: I open Trash in a Finder window by clicking on the docked icon, then select a file, then click on the delete button on the Finder window toolbar (not from the menu's at the top of my desktop).
What appears to happen: the file disappears from the Trash finder window after I click the trash button. There are no intervening dialog boxes and neither a progress or completion indicator is displayed. But the command only appears to run correctly. And for many months I was unaware that in actuality it was doing the exact opposite of what I thought. Instead of deleting the file, it was restoring the file to its original location.
It was months before I actually caught this, but at one point I started wondering why my available disk space seemed off. Then, I happened to have a Finder window opened and the trash opened right next to it. And was able to see the file I was "deleting" was reappearing in its original directory!
Why does the delete button actually restore files?!
Can somebody try and replicate this so I know that it's not my machine?
Thank you very much,
/stf

Which, as expected, will sucessfully delete all of the contents of the trash folder. There are times, however, where I wish to selectively delete files, and, for economy, to be able to do so with a single click.
And when I select a file, then click the delete button, the file is restored, not deleted.
Surely this cant be intentional?

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I did find the tip of unmounting the disk, rebooting, and remounting it. That Stopped messages about the disk being read only. However, the folder still doesn't delete. I'm also a bit worried about these being symptoms of some other problem...
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