Can't Delete (or Rename) Unused Mailboxes

Having just upgraded to Leopard, I wanted to clean up my mail and delete two unused mailboxs. Problem is, I can't delete either mailbox. Nothing happens when I select the "Delete Mailbox" command. I can't even rename them. When I try, I get an error message telling me that "Mail was unable to rename…" Seems that once a mailbox is created it can never be deleted or renamed. Any help on this would be much appreciated.

Oops! My bad. I guess I didn't read it carefully enough.
I just copied this from Mail Help. If this doesn't work, I'm out of suggestions.
Deleting mailboxes
If you no longer need a mailbox or any of the messages it contains, you can easily delete it. Do not delete a mailbox in the Finder because the change may not appear in Mail; always use Mail to delete mailboxes.
NOTE: Deleting a mailbox permanently deletes the mailbox and its contents, and cannot be undone. If you set up Time Machine to back up files, you can use it to recover previous versions of a deleted mailbox.
Recovering mailboxes and their content
To delete a mailbox:
Select the mailbox and choose Mailbox > Delete, or Control-click the mailbox and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
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If a message says you can’t delete a mailbox, you may not have permission to delete a mailbox from On My Mac, or there may be network or server-related reasons.
To see your permissions for a mailbox, select the mailbox (located in the Library/Mail/Mailboxes/ folder in your home folder) and then choose File > Get Info. Click the triangle next to Sharing & Permissions to see information about the permissions for the mailbox and then make any necessary changes.
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If you have problems deleting an IMAP mailbox on the server, contact your Internet service provider (ISP).
When you delete a mailbox, rules that were applied to the mailbox are disabled in Mail preferences.
When you delete a Smart Mailbox, the messages it contains remain in their original location.

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