Mail in OS 10.8.2 very sloooow!

The new mail (OS 10.8.2) is very slow. I click on Inbox and it could take up to a minute for anything to load. The same w/SENT. Also, click on get mail, nothing happens. Eventually, it will download one or two, more later. Finally, one more question: how do you "delete" mail in such a way that it doesn't reappear under the Inbox?
I wish I had the 10.6.8 Mail back! No problems with that!
Thanks!

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Back up all data.
Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a folder named "com.apple.mail" selected. If it does, move the selected folder — not just its contents — to the Desktop. Leave the Finder window open for now.
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Caution: If you change any of the contents of the sandbox, but leave the folder itself in place, Mail may crash or not launch at all. Deleting the whole sandbox will cause it to be rebuilt automatically.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
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