Why can't I delete mail from my iPad?

I can delete about ten of the messages but after that the edit/delete button doesn't work and sends me out to the first page where all the icons are.  And when I get to the first page, the mail icon still has the same number of incoming mail listed. 
I took my iPad to the Apple Store and they restored the Mail software.  That worked for a short while but is again refusing to delete mail. i've changed the mail settings from 50 to 25 to 200 recent messages.   Nothing seems to help.  Frustrating.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I hate having so many undeletable messages on my iPad.  Helen

I can't delete the Mail.  I've tried holding the mail icon until it start jiggling, but no x appears on the upper left.  I've tried shutting and restarting the iPad after that.  Still no success. 

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